olfacio

olfăcĭo, ēci, actum, 3 (uncontracted collat. form ŏlĕfăcĭo:

olefacit, olefecit, olefactum,

Not. Tir. p. 167 ), v. a. [oleo-facio], to smell, scent something (class.; syn. odoror).

I.

Lit.:

ea, quae gustemus, olfaciamus, tractemus, audiamus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 111:

unguentum,

Cat. 13, 13:

laurus folia trita olfactaque,

smelled, Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 157:

gith tusum, olfactum,

id. 20, 17, 71, § 183 (olefactum, Jahn).— Absol.:

delphini sagacissime olfaciunt,

have a very keen scent, Plin. 11, 37, 50, § 137.—

B.

Trop., to smell, scent, surmise, detect any thing:

non sex totis mensibus olfecissem, quam, etc.,

Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 43:

nummum,

Cic. Agr. 1, 4, 11:

nomen poëtae,

Petr. 93.—

* II.

To cause to smell of any thing:

si ad matris mammam (agnus) non accedet, admovere oportet et olfacere labra lacte,

Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 16.