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viand

[vahy-uhnd] / ˈvaɪ ənd /




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The hostess must never press dishes upon her guests, but they are permitted, if they wish, to praise any viand that has pleased them.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.

At that time he preferred serving food to being a viand for those who gormandized oddities.

From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)

When she looked upon the viand before her she gave a little cry of dismay.

From A Dixie School Girl by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)

To say nothing of the baked horseflesh—by many gourmets esteemed a delectable dish—the corn of the mezcal, treated thus, is a viand palatable as peculiar.

From The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora by Reid, Mayne

Salmon is as nice when it is a shilling a pound as when it is four times that price, and venison is by no means an expensive viand if the market be watched.

From Household Organization by Caddy, Florence




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