Seasoning
['siːz(ə)nɪŋ] or ['sizənɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Season
(n.) The act or process by which anything is seasoned.
(n.) That which is added to any species of food, to give it a higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.
(n.) Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation.
Editor: Nolan
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Condiment, relish, sauce, appetizing substance.
Typist: Sam
Definition
n. that which is added to food to give it greater relish: anything added to increase enjoyment: in diamond-cutting the charging of the laps or wheels with diamond dust and oil.—n. Sea′soning-tub a trough in which dough is set to rise.—adj. Sea′sonless without relish: insipid.
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Examples
- The red ball is dyed after seasoning, and at the time of final turning called finishing. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It must be played--in went the yearned-for seasoning--thus favoured, I played it with relish. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Oh, I know--Gerty's a trump, and worth all the rest of us put together; but A LA LONGUE you're used to a little higher seasoning, aren't you, dear? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- They knew how to sweat, dry, and smoke the skins, and this crude seasoning process was the forerunner of modern tanning. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- After seasoning, the balls are smoothed with shagreen and polished. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Pulverous particles got into the dishes, and Society's meats had a seasoning of first-rate footmen. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The thin seasoning on the surface seems to act as a shell which keeps raw the substance underneath. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Each manufacturer carefully guards the secret of his allowance, which is made according to his experience and knowledge of ivory seasoning variations. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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