The Only Use of
redolent
in
Jane Eyre
- The odour which now filled the refectory was scarcely more appetising than that which had regaled our nostrils at breakfast: the dinner was served in two huge tin-plated vessels, whence rose a strong steam redolent of rancid fat.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(redolent) reminiscent (serving to bring to mind)
or:
or smelling like something; or having a sweet fragrance