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Webster 1913 Edition


Olent

O′lent

,
Adj.
[L.
olens
, p. pr. of
olere
to smell.]
Scented.
[R.]
R. Browning.

Definition 2024


olent

olent

English

Adjective

olent (comparative more olent, superlative most olent)

  1. (obsolete) scented
    • Robert Browning
      Which butterfly of the wide air shall brag
      “I was preferred to Guido” — when 'tis clear
      The cup, he quaffs at, lay with olent breast
      Open to gnat, midge, been and moth as well?

Latin

Verb

olent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of oleō