Scent \Scent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scented; p. pr. & vb. n. Scenting.]

[Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to smell. See Sense.]

1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

Methinks I scent the morning air. --Shak.

2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.

Balm from a silver box distilled around, Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred ground. --Dryden.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)