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viand

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vi·and  (vnd)
n.
1.
a. An item of food.
b. A very choice or delicious dish.
2. viands Provisions; victuals.
[Middle English viaunde, from Old French viande, from Vulgar Latin *vvanda, alteration of Latin vvenda, neuter pl. gerundive of vvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
viand [ˈviːənd ˈvaɪ-]
n
1. (Cookery) a type of food, esp a delicacy
2. (Cookery) (plural) provisions
[from Old French viande, ultimately from Latin vīvenda things to be lived on, from vīvere to live]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.viand - a choice or delicious dishviand - a choice or delicious dish          
dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
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They had by this time, however, come to consider it very choice food, superior to horse flesh, and the minutes of the expedition speak rather exultingly now and then, of their having made a famous "repast," where this viand happened to be unusually plenty.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
It is neither the quality nor the quantity, but the devotion to sensual savors; when that which is eaten is not a viand to sustain our animal, or inspire our spiritual life, but food for the worms that possess us.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
So far as richness, delicacy, and wildness of flavour, and substantial nourishment were concerned, the viand might well have claimed a decided superiority over the meretricious cookery and laboured compounds of the most renowned artist; though the service of the dainty was certainly achieved in a manner far from artificial.
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
 
 
 
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