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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Scent \Scent\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Scented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scenting}.] [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to smell. See {Sense}.]
1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.
Methinks I scent the morning air. --Shak.
2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.
Balm from a silver box distilled around, Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred ground. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
scented
adjective
1: having the sense of smell; "keen-scented hounds" [ant: {scentless}]
2: filled or impregnated with perfume; "perfumed boudoir"; "perfumed stationery"; "scented soap" [syn: {perfumed}]
3: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous}, {perfumed}, {sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]
4: (used in combination) having the odor of; "clean-scented laundry"; "a manure-scented barnyard"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "scented": ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, essenced, flowery, fragrant, fruity, incense-breathing, musky, odorate, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, perfumy, redolent, savory, spicy, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, thuriferous
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