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Soupcon

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Soup`con´
n.1.A suspicion; a suggestion; hence, a very small portion; a taste; as, coffee with a soupçon of brandy; a soupçon of coquetry.
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Noun1.Soupconsoupcon - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
mite, tinge, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touch
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time


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They crimped and curled her hair, they polished her neck and arms with some fragrant powder, touched her lips with coralline salve to make them redder, and Hortense would have added `a soupcon of rouge', if Meg had not rebelled.
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