attar
Example Sentences
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The bar is essentially a pistachio rendition of knafeh: a traditional Middle Eastern dessert made with kataifi, soaked in a sugar-based syrup called attar, and layered with cheese, clotted cream or nuts.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
“Jumping dandelions and happy hollyhocks, but that smells good to me! Talk about your attar o’ roses an’ cologne factories!
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2018
Ifthekar approached the man and, as the bus careered down the road, offered him a small bottle of attar, an alcohol-free musk oil popular with Muslims.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2015
Among some of the exceptionally prized, the prices per lb. run: jasmine $4,091, oeillette $4,727, orrisroot $4,773, attar of rose $1,136 and ambrette seed $2,318.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead of a powder puff, there was a chamois leather bag with powdered chalk in it, scented with attar of roses from the crusades.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
