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Moldy; ill-smelling. Bp. Hall.

SMELLING
1. The act of one who smells. 2. The sense by which odors are perceived; the sense of smell. Locke. Smelling bottle, a small bottle filled with something suited to stimulate the sense of smell, or to remove faintness, as spirits of ammonia.
SMELL
smelen, smölen, schmelen, to smoke, to reek, D. smeulen to smolder, 1. To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to
SMELL-LESS
Destitute of smell; having no odor. Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint. Beau & Fl.
SMELL-FEAST
1. One who is apt to find and frequent good tables; a parasite; a sponger. The epicure and the smell-feast. South. 2. A feast at which the guests are supposed to feed upon the odors only of the viands.
SMELLER
1. One who smells, or perceives by the sense of smell; one who gives out smell. 2. The nose.
MOLDY; MOULDY
Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.
SMELLING SALTS
An aromatic preparation of carbonate of ammonia and, often, some scent, to avoid or relieve faintness, headache, or the like.