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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