Meaning
SCENT, n. [L. sentio, to perceive.]
1. Odor; smell; that substance which issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; as the scent of an orange or an apple; the scent of musk. The word is applicable to any odor, agreeable or offensive.
2. The power of smelling; the smell; as a house of nice scent.
3. chase followed by the scent; course of pursuit; track.
He travelled upon the same scent into Ethiopia.
SCENT, v.t.
1. to smell; to perceive by the olfactory organs; as, to scent game, as a hound.
2. To perfume; to imbue or fill with odor, good or bad. Aromatic plants scent the room. some persons scent garments with musk; others scent their snuff.
