|äⁿˌflü|räzh noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from enfleurer to saturate with the perfume of flowers (from en- en- (I) + fleur, n., flower, from Latin flor-, flos ) + -age — more at blow (to bloom)
: a process of obtaining fragrant oils for perfumes by exposing successive batches of freshly picked flowers to layers of fat (as a mixture of lard and tallow) coated on stacked glass plates and finally extracting usually with alcohol the resulting pomade