ŏdor | ŏdos, ōris (noun M) : (old form , , etc., Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 35; id. Ps. 3, 2, 52; Sall. J. 44, 4), , root od-; Gr. ὄζω, ὄδωδα, ὀδμή; whence oleo, olfacio
* A smell, scent, odor (class.; cf. fragrantia).
* Lit.
* In gen.: omnis odor ad supera fertur,Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 141: odorem avide trahere naribus,Phaedr. 3, 1, 3: florum,Cic. Sen. 17, 59.
* Trop., a scent, inkling, hint, presentiment, suggestion: odor suspicionis,Cic. Clu. 27, 73: legum,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 61, § 160: hominum furta odore persequi,id. ib. 2, 4, 24, § 53: res fluit ad interregnum, et est non nullos odor dictaturae,id. Att. 4, 18, 3 B. and K. (al. 4, 16, 11): lucri bonus est odor,Juv. 14, 204; cf.: Christi bonus odor sumus Deo in iis,Vulg. 2 Cor. 2, 15: urbanitatis,a tincture of politeness,Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 161.
* A pleasant odor, perfume; concr., perfumery, essences, spices (syn. odoramenta).—So mostly in plur.: sternite lectos, incendite odores,Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 4: incendere odores,Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 43; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 35. § 77; 2, 5, 56, § 146: croceos odores Tmolus mittit,Verg. G. 1, 56: perfusus liquidis odoribus,perfumed waters, ointments, balsams,Hor. C. 1, 5, 2; id. Ep. 2, 1, 269: corpus differtum odoribus conditur,Tac. A. 16, 6.—Sing., Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 2: fragrans Assyrio odore domus,Cat. 68, 144: ara Fumat odore,incense,Hor. C. 3, 18, 7.
* A disagreeable smell, a stench, stink (syn.: nidor, faetor): putidus odor ibi saepe ex sulfure et alumine. Varr L. L. 5, § 25 Müll.: cum odos aut pabuli egestas locum mutare subegerat,Sall. J. 44, 4: camera odore foeda,id. C. 55, 4: ingratos odores,Ov. M. 2, 626: gravis,Verg. G. 4, 49: taeter,Caes. B. C. 3, 49; Verg. A. 3, 228: malus,Hor. Epod. 12, 8: intolerabili foeditatis odore,Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 127: offensus putrefacti cerebri odore,Suet. Calig. 27 fin.: ignis,Vulg. Dan. 3, 94.

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