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Definition: To be in bad odor
Odor
\O"dor\ ([=o]"d[~e]r), n. [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor,
odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr.
'o`zein, Lith. [*u]sti. Cf.
Olfactory,
Osmium,
Ozone,
Redolent.] [Written also
odour.]
Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
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Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers,
That dainty odors from them threw around. --Spenser.
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To be in bad odor, to be out of favor, or in bad repute.
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