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Vinony

perfumery

noun

  1. art of creating perfume products
  2. shop which sells perfumes
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pəˈfjuːm(ə)ri/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English perfume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English perfumery From perfume + -ery.

  1. A shop selling perfumes.

    “These perfumeries were also used as places of assignation and sexual rendezvous.”

  2. A factory where perfume is made.
  3. The manufacture of perfume.