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Brewer's: Odour
In good odour; in bad odour. In favour, out of favour; in good repute, in bad repute. The phrases refer to the “odour of sanctity” (q.v.).
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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