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   Scent (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scented; p. pr. & vb. n. Scenting.] [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to smell. See Sense.]
   1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, “to scent game, as a hound does”.
   
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   Methinks I scent the morning air. Shak.
   
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   2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.
   
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   Balm from a silver box distilled around,
   
   Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred ground. Dryden.
   
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