viand
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"Viand" comes no doubt from "victus"—that which nourishes and sustains life: from victus was formed viventia; from viventa, "viand."
From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Served on a platter that is hot, and carved with thin, keen knife, How does this savory viand enhance the worth of life!
From Second Book of Verse by Eugene Field
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
As to the orphans, those young ladies sat side by side, and nudged each other when the sacrificial knife was plunged into any fresh viand, and discoursed together every now and then in rapturous whispers.
From The Doctor's Wife by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
I was near enough to bring him down; and, should the rifle prove to have been properly loaded, I was likely to have for my breakfast the choicest viand of the mountain region of America.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid
Vocabulary lists containing viand
Frankenstein
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