subs. (colloquial).—Repute: as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ ODOUR, the ODOUR of sanctity, &c.
1853. THACKERAY, Barry Lyndon, ix. As the Chevalier de Balibari was in particular GOOD ODOUR at the court of Dresden … I was speedily in the very best society of the Saxon capital.
1858. G. ELIOT, Amos Barton, vi. He got into rather bad ODOUR there, through some scandal about a flirtation, I think.
