Definition of "ottar" [ot•tar]

• Variant of attar. (noun)

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• "His descriptions seemed steeped in odours, and his every phrase perfumed in ottar of roses."
• "We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, "FAR-AWAY MOSES," who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for."
• "I went into a perfumery shop in London to purchase a pot of the ottar of roses, which at that time was very rare and expensive."