perfumery

[Eng. perfume; -ry.] 1. Perfumes in general. *2. The act or practice of making perfumes. *per-füm-, *per-füm'-ý, a. [Eng. perfume ; -y.] Sweet-smelling, fragrant. ( Mrs. Oliphant: Salem Chapel , ch. xiii.) *per-func-tion-ar-y, a. [Pref. per- , and Eng. functionary (q. v.).) Perfunctory. per-fŭnc-tõr-i-ly, adv . [Eng. perfunctory ; -ly.] In a perfunctory manner; with regard only to ex ternal form; carele ly, negligently. "We can but languidly and perfunctorily perform those [duties] we are le fond of."- Boyle : Works , i. 254. per-füńc-tõr-i-ne , s . [English perfunctory ; -ne .] The quality or state of being perfunctory; carele ne , negligence.