patchily

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A few years ago real Indian shawls bore an extravagant price, and purchasers could always distinguish them by their odor; in fact, they were perfumed with patchouly.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

Several combinations of patchouly will be given in the recipes for "bouquets and nosegays."

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

The room was stifling with the heavy odors of lavender water and patchouly, and her heavy silk rustled as she exerted herself to button the somewhat refractory gloves.

From Gertrude's Marriage by Heimburg, W.

Jasmine and patchouly produce a novel aroma, and many others in like manner; proportion and relative strength, when so mixed, must of course be studied, and the substances used accordingly.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

The odor of patchouly is due to an otto contained in the leaves and stems, and is readily procured by distillation.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus