viand
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The supper chamber in Chiari was most sumptuously laid out,—vermicelli soup, flesh, fowls, cheese, pastry, wine,—every viand, in short, that could tempt the appetite.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken
For if all this praise is to be lavished on plain, fresh, immature, roast pig, what adjectives shall we find to do justice to that riper, richer, more subtle and sustaining viand, broiled bacon?
From Days Off And Other Digressions by Van Dyke, Henry
Charqui is by no means a dainty viand; not nice either to the nose or palate.
From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by Tilney, F.C.
The modern tendency is to confine -nce to action, and to express quality or state by -ncy; cf. compliance, pliancy, annoyance, buoyancy. -and, -end, noun suffix, as viand, legend.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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)
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Frankenstein
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