What does scent-bottle mean?
Scent-bottle means A small elegant bottle containing perfume..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A small elegant bottle containing perfume..
She touched the spring of her dressing-case, and ascertained that the scent-bottle and a novel from Mudie's were both handy
There are no caricatures, now, of effeminate exquisites so arrayed, swooning in opera boxes with excess of delight and being revived by other dainty creatures poking long-necked scent-bottles at their noses.
Use scent-bottle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scent-bottle means A small elegant bottle containing perfume..
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She touched the spring of her dressing-case, and ascertained that the scent-bottle and a novel from Mudie's were both handy
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