Garlic
['gɑːlɪk] or ['ɡɑrlɪk]
Definition
(noun.) aromatic bulb used as seasoning.
(noun.) bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves.
Typed by Keller--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A plant of the genus Allium (A. sativum is the cultivated variety), having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid, pungent taste. Each root is composed of several lesser bulbs, called cloves of garlic, inclosed in a common membranous coat, and easily separable.
(n.) A kind of jig or farce.
Edited by Alexander
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of passing through a garlic patch, denotes a rise from penury to prominence and wealth. To a young woman, this denotes that she will marry from a sense of business, and love will not be considered. To eat garlic in your dreams, denotes that you will take a sensible view of life and leave its ideals to take care of themselves.
Checker: Marge
Unserious Contents or Definition
From Grk. gar, for, and Lat. liceor, to bid. Good for the biddies.
Typist: Vilma
Examples
- I asked the man with the garlic. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- His breath came in my face metallic with garlic and red wine. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Front-de-Boeuf was burnt alive for a less matter, for he kept a good table for his prisoners, only put too much garlic in his last dish of pottage. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Typed by Clint