Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To add flair.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA natural or innate talent or aptitude. · Distinctive style or elegance. · Smell; odor. · Olfaction; sense of smell.
From Middle English flayre, from Old French flair (“scent, odour”), from flairier (“to reek, smell”), from Latin flāgrō, dissimilated variation of frāgrō (“emit a sweet smell”, verb). More at fragrant.
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