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Definition of patchouli in English: patchoulinoun ˈpatʃʊlipəˈtʃuːlipəˈtʃuli mass noun1An aromatic oil obtained from a SE Asian shrub, which is used in perfumery, insecticides, and medicine. （制香料、杀虫剂和药品的） 广藿香油 Example sentencesExamples - Local people started cutting down forest trees three years ago and planted the lucrative shrubs that produce the fragrant patchouli oil, which is worth Rp 1.2 million per kilogram.
- I can hardly look at them without being overwhelmed with a haze of Voodoo Chile, the whiff of patchouli oil, flashes of free festivals and boating on the River Avon.
- It's raining so heavily and the earth smells like patchouli oil which I once despised but since living here it now makes me think of rain and dripping green gardens.
- Given the mission he has taken on, you might expect long hair and patchouli oil, but his compact stature and matinee idol looks are those of a powerful executive or celebrity.
- The Lavender Aphrodisia soap, a blend of French lavender and Indonesian patchouli essential oils, disappeared quickly at the office.
- Some oils such as patchouli and sandalwood can improve.
- A good quality patchouli usually costs more than eucalyptus.
- I reason that legions of stoner gimps would weave their way to my house and as my nose is perpetually blocked, I wouldn't be able to detect the telltale stench of patchouli oil.
- I'm the one who has to carpool with a guy who drives a VW Beetle and smells like patchouli oil.
- But the chanters wear pinstripes and not patchouli oil.
- It showed a remarkable political obtuseness not to recognize that when the base of the party is worked up enough to call and write in record numbers, something is in the air besides the smell of patchouli oil.
- I don't expect us to return wearing kaftans and smothered in patchouli oil - but who knows?
- This scrub, brimming with pumice, orange and patchouli oils, will leave your skin feeling fresh and your whole body revitalised.
- You can also add 5 drops of patchouli essential oil, which is a great antimicrobial and deodorant.
- For a sensuous bath, try sandalwood, rose, ylang-ylang, patchouli, neroli or jasmine.
- This was like trying to extinguish a burning pile of hair with patchouli oil.
- Most essential oils are clear, but some oils such as patchouli, orange and lemongrass are amber or yellow in color.
- Complain about how patchouli oil just doesn't smell as good as it used to.
- Base: green, tea, mate, galbanum, labdanum, tree-moss, patchouli, vetiver, aromatic woods, and hints of powder and gentle spices.
- To make your own, add a few drops of a sensual oil like ylang-ylang or patchouli to spray bottle filled with tap or distilled water.
2The strongly scented shrub of the mint family from which patchouli is obtained. 广藿香，天竺薄荷 Pogostemon cablin, family Labiatae Example sentencesExamples - For example, patchouli and thyme have a dark color; lavender has a light, golden hue; and rosemary is clear.
OriginMid 19th century: from Tamil pacc̣uli. Definition of patchouli in US English: patchoulinounpəˈCHo͞olēpəˈtʃuli 1An aromatic oil obtained from a Southeast Asian shrub, which is used in perfumery, insecticides, and medicine. （制香料、杀虫剂和药品的） 广藿香油 Example sentencesExamples - A good quality patchouli usually costs more than eucalyptus.
- This was like trying to extinguish a burning pile of hair with patchouli oil.
- For a sensuous bath, try sandalwood, rose, ylang-ylang, patchouli, neroli or jasmine.
- I reason that legions of stoner gimps would weave their way to my house and as my nose is perpetually blocked, I wouldn't be able to detect the telltale stench of patchouli oil.
- I don't expect us to return wearing kaftans and smothered in patchouli oil - but who knows?
- But the chanters wear pinstripes and not patchouli oil.
- It showed a remarkable political obtuseness not to recognize that when the base of the party is worked up enough to call and write in record numbers, something is in the air besides the smell of patchouli oil.
- The Lavender Aphrodisia soap, a blend of French lavender and Indonesian patchouli essential oils, disappeared quickly at the office.
- You can also add 5 drops of patchouli essential oil, which is a great antimicrobial and deodorant.
- Base: green, tea, mate, galbanum, labdanum, tree-moss, patchouli, vetiver, aromatic woods, and hints of powder and gentle spices.
- Most essential oils are clear, but some oils such as patchouli, orange and lemongrass are amber or yellow in color.
- This scrub, brimming with pumice, orange and patchouli oils, will leave your skin feeling fresh and your whole body revitalised.
- To make your own, add a few drops of a sensual oil like ylang-ylang or patchouli to spray bottle filled with tap or distilled water.
- Local people started cutting down forest trees three years ago and planted the lucrative shrubs that produce the fragrant patchouli oil, which is worth Rp 1.2 million per kilogram.
- I'm the one who has to carpool with a guy who drives a VW Beetle and smells like patchouli oil.
- Some oils such as patchouli and sandalwood can improve.
- I can hardly look at them without being overwhelmed with a haze of Voodoo Chile, the whiff of patchouli oil, flashes of free festivals and boating on the River Avon.
- Complain about how patchouli oil just doesn't smell as good as it used to.
- Given the mission he has taken on, you might expect long hair and patchouli oil, but his compact stature and matinee idol looks are those of a powerful executive or celebrity.
- It's raining so heavily and the earth smells like patchouli oil which I once despised but since living here it now makes me think of rain and dripping green gardens.
2The strongly scented shrub of the mint family from which patchouli is obtained. 广藿香，天竺薄荷 Pogostemon cablin, family Labiatae Example sentencesExamples - For example, patchouli and thyme have a dark color; lavender has a light, golden hue; and rosemary is clear.
OriginMid 19th century: from Tamil pacc̣uli. |