odoratio
From LSJ
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ŏdōrātĭo: ōnis, f. odoror.
I Lit., a smelling, smell (very rare): qualis est haec aurium delectatio, tales sunt oculorum et tactionum et odorationum et saporum, Cic. Tusc. 4, 9, 20.—
II Transf., the smell, the sense of smelling: odoratio in duas nares a summo artifice divisa est, Lact. Opif. D. 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ŏdōrātĭō, ōnis, f. (odoror), action de flairer : Cic. Tusc. 4, 20
