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ATTAR
attar, atar, athar, ottar
(noun) essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Attar (plural Attars)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Attar is the 28158th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 850 individuals. Attar is most common among White (80.35%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Tatar, Tatra
Etymology
Noun
attar (countable and uncountable, plural attars)
An essential oil extracted from flowers.
A perfume made from this oil.
Anagrams
• Tatar, Tatra
Source: Wiktionary
At"tar, n. Etym: [Per. 'atar perfume, essence, Ar. 'itr, fr. 'atara to smell sweet. Cf. Otto.]
Definition: A fragrant essential oil; esp., a volatile and highly fragrant essential oil obtained from the petals of roses. [Also written otto and ottar.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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