A small bottle containing smelling salts or perfume.
〈主史〉嗅盐瓶，香水瓶
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Handkerchiefs were pulled out; smelling bottles were handed round; hysterical sobs and screams were heard: and Mrs. Sheridan was carried out in a fit.
Its scale and horizontal placement brings to mind those first American-made pungent smelling bottles, but the elegance of the design is more like that of a piece of fine jewelry.
In Paris they put in a number of nick-nacks, little almanacks, smelling bottles with essences, and even things of value for presents.
Small blown smelling bottles with applied rigaree and trailed embellishments were also popular at this time.
So great grew the excitement, that women were carried out fainting, smelling bottles were handed round, while sobs and even screams were heard on every side.