Lewis & Short

olfacto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [olfacio], to smell at any thing (ante-class. and post-Aug.).

  1. I. Lit.: vestimentum, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 56: membrana olfactata, Plin. 28, 16, 63, § 225 (al. olefacta): pulei ramum, id. 20, 14, 54, § 155.
  2. II. Trop., to smell, snuff, detect, perceive: boves caelum olfactantes, Plin. 18, 35, 88, § 364.