viand
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When she looked upon the viand before her she gave a little cry of dismay.
From A Dixie School Girl by Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie) Jackson
There were dozens of different fire-places for the different dishes, and each kind of meat and vegetables; each viand had its special dish and pan, fire on the side and behind.
From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Berthold Auerbach
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 Mayne Reid
And Mrs. Baxter pressed one viand after another upon her guest, before she could turn her attention to the teapot, which was at present enveloped in a huge braided cosy.
From Lover or Friend by Rosa Nouchette Carey
My Lord," said I, "it is a fast; I cannot this morning do justice to this delicious viand; it is a fast; I am under a vow.
From Visits To Monasteries in the Levant by Robert Curzon
Vocabulary lists containing viand
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