olent, a. rare.
(ˈəʊlənt)
[ad. L. olēnt-em, pr. pple. of olēre to smell.]
Smelling, giving out a smell or scent.
| 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 176 Martial calleth it [the fox] olidam vulpem—an olent or smelling beast. 1831 Fraser's Mag. IV. 523 The whole number is disgustingly olent of parliamentary affairs. 1868 Browning Ring & Bk. ix. 313 The cup, he [a butterfly] quaffs at, lay with olent breast Open to gnat, midge, bee and moth as well. |