Scent v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scented; p. pr. & vb. n. Scenting.]
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.
scented
adj 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"