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sillage (see-TAZH) - n., the degree to which a fragrance lingers in the air.
Not to be confused with silage, which is fodder stored in a silo, and indeed sillage is more commonly given in dictionaries as simply an alternate spelling of silage. But it is also in its own right a technical term from perfumery. As you might guess from the pronunciation, it comes from French, where it originally meant the wake of a boat or a trail.
---L.
Not to be confused with silage, which is fodder stored in a silo, and indeed sillage is more commonly given in dictionaries as simply an alternate spelling of silage. But it is also in its own right a technical term from perfumery. As you might guess from the pronunciation, it comes from French, where it originally meant the wake of a boat or a trail.
---L.
