Smell

smel, v. t. [smelled (smeld) or smelt; smelling.] To perceive by the nose; to have a sensation excited of, by means of the nasal organs; to perceive as if by the smell, give heed to. — v. i. To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or particular scent; to have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to exercise the sense of smell, — n. Sense by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentality of the olfactory nerves; quality of anything, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; scent: odor; perfume; fragrance. — SmelKer, n. One who smells; organ of sense of smell; nose. — Smelling, n. The sense by which odors are perceived; sense of smell.