English
enfleurage
Enfleurage comes from French enfleurage.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentenfleurage
- Englishearliest quotation 2002same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentenfleurage
- Englishearliest quotation 2002same form
Earliest quotation: 2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White: “‘Thereʼs a man in Somerset who claims heʼs invented…”
Every English word from French enfleurage
Today it means
noun The process of extracting fragrance (essential oils) from flowers by using unscented wax or fat, then extracting with alcohol.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French enfleurage / enfleurage