Contents
-AUTHOR INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class III. Words Relating to Matter
Section III. Organic Matter
2. Sensation
(3) Taste
394. Savoriness.
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NOUN: | SAVORINESS &c. adj.; nectareousness; relish, zest. APPETIZER, apéritif [F.], hors d’œuvre [F.] DELICACY, titbit, dainty, ambrosia, nectar, delice [obs.], bonne-bouche [F.]; game, turtle, venison; delicatessen.
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VERB: | BE SAVORY &c. adj.; tickle the -palate, – appetite; tempt the appetite, taste good, taste of something; flatter the palate. render palatable &c. adj. relish, like, smack the lips.
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ADJECTIVE: | SAVORY, to one’s taste, tasty, good, palatable, good-tasting, pleasing, nice, dainty, delectable; toothful [obs.], toothsome; gustful, appetizing, lickerish or liquorish [rare], delicate, delicious, exquisite, rich, luscious, ambrosial, ambroisan, nectareous, distinctive.
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ADVERB: | per amusare la bocca [It.].
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QUOTATIONS: | - Cela se laisse manger.
- Lickerish baits, fit to ensnare a brute.—Milton
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