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Webster 1913 Edition

Flavor

Fla′vor

,
Noun.
[OF.
fleur
,
flaur
(two syllables), odor, cf. F.
fleurer
to emit an odor, It.
flatore
a bad odor, prob. fr. L.
flare
to bow, whence the sense of
exhalation
. Cf.
Blow
.]
[Written also
flavour
.]
1.
That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances;
as, the
flavor
of a rose
.
2.
That quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor;
as, the
flavor
of food or drink
.
3.
That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste, gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions of the palate; a substance which flavors.
4.
That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.

Fla′vor

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Flavored
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Flavoring
.]
To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest.

Webster 1828 Edition

Flavor

FLA'VOR

, n.
The quality of a substance which affects the taste or smell, in any manner. We say, the wine has a fine flavor, or a disagreeable flavor; the fruit has a bad flavor; a rose has a sweet flavor. The word then signifies the quality which is tasted or smelled; taste, odor, fragrance, smell.

FLA'VOR

,
Verb.
T.
To communicate some quality to a thing, that may affect the taste or smell.

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