scent-bottle
Definition
Noun: A small bottle designed to hold and dispense perfume or cologne, often with a stopper or spray mechanism.
Usage Examples
- (A small container of perfume for personal use.)
- (An old decorative perfume container.)
Advanced Usage
- "scent-bottle" can be used metaphorically to refer to something that emits a pleasant aroma.
- The garden was a natural scent-bottle, releasing lavender and rose into the air. (The garden acted like a container of fragrance.)
Variants and Related Words
- Scent (n): a distinctive smell, especially a pleasant one.
- The scent of jasmine filled the room. (The pleasant aroma of jasmine.)
- Bottle (n): a container, typically made of glass or plastic, for storing liquids.
- He poured the water from a bottle. (A container for liquid.)
Synonyms
- Perfume bottle: a container specifically for perfume.
- Cologne bottle: a container for cologne.
- Fragrance flask: a flask-shaped container for scented liquid.
Related Idioms
- "A scent-bottle of memories": a poetic phrase meaning a collection of pleasant recollections.
- Her grandmother's room was a scent-bottle of memories, each perfume evoking a different time. (A source of nostalgic fragrances.)
Additional Notes
- scent-bottle is a compound word combining "scent" (smell) and "bottle" (container). It is a specific term for a perfume container, often implying a small, decorative, or portable vessel.