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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NEROLI

Ner "o *li, n. Etym: [F. néroli, said to be from the name of an Italian princess. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers of the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery, etc. Neroli camphor (Chem. ), a white crystalline waxy substance, tasteless and odorless, obtained from beroli oil; -- called also auradin.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

neroli

ner o li |ˈnerəlē ˈnɛrəli |(also neroli oil ) noun an essential oil distilled from the flowers of the Seville orange, used in perfumery. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: via French from Italian neroli, said to be from the name of an Italian princess.

 

Oxford Dictionary

neroli

neroli |ˈnɪərəli |(also neroli oil ) noun [ mass noun ] an essential oil distilled from the flowers of the Seville orange, used in perfumery. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: via French from Italian neroli, said to be from the name of an Italian princess.

 

Duden Dictionary

Neroliöl

Ne ro li öl Substantiv, Neutrum , das |N e roliöl |das Neroliöl; Genitiv: des Neroliöl [e ]s, Plural: die Neroliöle nach der Frau des Fürsten Nerola (17. Jahrhundert ), die dieses Öl zuerst verwendet oder für seine Verbreitung gesorgt haben soll aus Orangenblüten gewonnenes ätherisches Öl mit zartem, blumigem Duft (für Parfums, Liköre o. Ä.)

 

Spanish Dictionary

neroli

neroli o nerolí nombre masculino 1 Esencia obtenida de la destilación de flores de distintos naranjos, en particular las del naranjo amargo, que se emplea en perfumería .2 Sustancia química que tiene el mismo olor de dicha esencia natural .