Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Perfume

Perfume (pẽr*fūm") , transitive verb

[French parfumer (compare Sp. perfumar); par (see Par) + fumer to smoke, Latin fumare, from fumus smoke. See Fume.]

To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
And Carmel's flowery top perfumes the skies. — Pope

Perfume (pẽr"fūm or pẽr*fūm"; 277) , noun

[French parfum; compare Sp. perfume. See Perfume, v.]

1.
The scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field. — Pope
2.
A substance that emits an agreeable odor.
And thou shalt make it a perfume. — Ex. xxx. 35