Scent

·vi To have a smell.

II. Scent ·vi To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

III. Scent ·vt To imbue or fill with odor; to Perfume.

IV. Scent ·noun The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.

V. Scent ·vt To perceive by the olfactory organs; to Smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

VI. Scent ·noun That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.

VII. Scent ·noun Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.