Crossword-Solution: OLFACTORY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Olfactory | a. | Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as, the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells. |
| Olfactory | n. | An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; -- usually in the plural. |
We have 12 clues for the answer “OLFACTORY”
| Clue | Answers |
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| CRANIAL nerves relating to sense of smell | 1 answer |
| CRANIAL nerves, first pair of | 1 answer |
| Pertaining to smell | 1 answer |
| RECEPTORS for smell | 1 answer |
| SENSE of smell (pert. to) | 1 answer |
| SMELL (pert. to) | 1 answer |
| SMELL receptors | 1 answer |
| NERVES relating to smell | 2 answers |
| relating to the sense of smell | 2 answers |
| Sense of smell | 3 answers |
| Kind of nerve | 4 answers |
| Common sense? | 60 answers |
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An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
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discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
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Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with OLFACTORY (5)
The olfactory nerve enters the cavity of the orbit and is developed into the special sense of hearing.
She stood by a window, holding a book in close contiguity to her nose, as if with the hope of gaining an olfactory acquaintance with its contents, since her imperfect vision made it not very easy to read them.
There are those who believe that the lower orders are specially endowed by nature with better olfactory nerves than man, but it is merely a matter of development.
Monsieur Defarge’s olfactory sense was by no means delicate, but the stock of wine smelt much stronger than it ever tasted, and so did the stock of rum and brandy and aniseed.
They were stiff little chairs of an inconsequent, mongrel pattern; armless, with perforated wooden seats; legs tortured by the lathe to a semblance of buttons strung on a rod; and they had that day received a streaky coat of a gilding preparation which exhaled the olfactory vehemence mentioned.
Quotes with OLFACTORY (3)
Are You Ready for New Urban Fragrances? Yeah, I guess I'm ready, but listen: Perfume is a disguise. Since the middle ages, we have worn masks of fruit and flowers in order to conceal from ourselves the meaty essence of our humanity. We appreciate the sexual attractant of the rose, the ripeness of the orange, more than we honor our own ripe carnality. Now today we want to perfume our cities, as well; to replace their stinging fumes of disturbed fossils' sleep with the scent of…
The man who is contented to be only himself, and therefore less a self, is in prison. My own eyes are not enough for me, I will see through those of others. Reality, even seen through the eyes of many, is not enough. I will see what others have invented. Even the eyes of all humanity are not enough. I regret that the brutes connot write books. Very gladly would I learn what face things present to a mouse or a bee; more gladly still would I perceive the olfactory world charged…
And if, as all philosophers on the subject have noted, art is a human activity that relies on the senses to reach the soul, did it not also stand to reason that dogs -- at least dogs of Mr. Bones' caliber -- would have it in them to feel a similar aesthetic impulse? Would they not, in other words, be able to appreciate art? As far as Willy knew, no one had ever thought of this before. Did that make him the first man in recorded history to believe such a thing was possible? No…
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1994).