Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Attar of Roses
ATTAR, or Otto, of Roses, a well-known perfume of great strength, is an essential oil of roses, prepared chiefly in Hindustan and Persia. See Oils and Perfumery.
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ATTAR, or Otto, of Roses, a well-known perfume of great strength, is an essential oil of roses, prepared chiefly in Hindustan and Persia. See Oils and Perfumery.