1. a process of extracting essential oils from flowers by placing them on fat or oil to absorb their fragrance
Usage: perfumery

Examples

• The perfumer used enfleurage to capture the delicate scent of jasmine flowers.
• Enfleurage is a traditional method still employed for extracting oils from fragile petals.
• The enfleurage process requires patience as the flowers must be replaced daily.
• Modern perfumers sometimes prefer enfleurage over steam distillation for certain flowers.
• Rose petals were carefully arranged for the enfleurage extraction.
• The ancient technique of enfleurage produces exceptionally pure floral essences.