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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Aromatik, -yk(e, a. and n. [ME. aromatyk (14th c.), OF. aromatique, L. arōmatic-us.] Aromatic; an aromatic substance. —a1400 Leg. S. xxiv. 555 (balme and aromatykis). 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 147 (aromatik gummys). 1531 Bell. Boece I. 194 (aromatik odouris). Ib. II. 409 (arromitike unȝementis). c1552 Lynd. Mon. 137 (aromatik odouris).
