Bergamot

[Fr. berg a motte.] A choice variety of pear, shaped like an apple, and very juicy. -A particular kind of snuff, flavored with bergamot. "Give the nose its bergamot. - Cowper. (Manf.) A coarse kind of tapestry, invented at Bergamo, in Italy, whence the name. E ence or Oil of B. A fragrant e ential oil, obtained, by expre ion or distillation, from the Bergamot orange, a species of the genus Citrus , q. v. It is extensively employed in perfumery for scenting pomades, and as an ingredient in most compound e ences, such as Eau de Cologne , Eau de Millefleurs, .