Also 9 atar, and OTTO, q.v. [a. Pers. saṭar perfume essence, saṭar-gul essence of roses, ad. Arab. siṭr, pl. suṭūr, soṭōr, aroma, f. saṭara to breathe perfume.] A very fragrant, volatile, essential oil obtained from the petals of the rose; fragrant essence (of roses).

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1798.  Pennant, Hindostan, II. 238. That luxury of India, the Attar of Roses.

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1825.  Macaulay, Milton, Ess., I. 6. These poems differ from each other, as atar of roses differs from ordinary rose water.

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1873.  T. Hardy, Madding Crowd, xxiii. (1882), 175. That buzz of pleasure which is the attar of applause.

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  b.  The full Persian Attar-gul is sometimes used.

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1813.  Byron, Br. Abydos, I. x. The Persian Atar-gul’s perfume.

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1876.  Browning, Pacchiarotto, 228. The true half-brandy, half-attar-gul.

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