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Webster 1913 Edition


Seasoning

Sea′son-ing

,
Noun.
1.
The act or process by which anything is seasoned.
2.
That which is added to any species of food, to give it a higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.
3.
Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness;
as, wit is the
seasoning
of conversation
.
Political speculations are of so dry and austere a nature, that they will not go down with the public without frequent
seasonings
.
Addison.
Seasoning tub
(Bakery)
,
a trough in which dough is set to rise.
Knight.

Webster 1828 Edition


Seasoning

SE'ASONING

,
ppr.
Giving a relish by something added; moderating; qualifying; maturing; drying and hardening; fitting by habit.

SE'ASONING

,
Noun.
1. That which is added to any species of food to give it a higher relish; usually, something pungent or aromatic; as salt, spices or other aromatic herbs, acids, sugar, or a mixture of several things.
2. Something added or mixed to enhance the pleasure of enjoyment; as, with or humor may serve as a seasoning to eloquence.
Political speculations are of so dry and asutere a nature, that they will not go down with the public without frequent seasoning. Addison.

Definition 2024


seasoning

seasoning

English

Noun

seasoning (plural seasonings)

  1. (cooking) Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as a condiment, herb or spice.
  2. A coat of burnt soot inside a cooking vessel, which has formed over repeated use, and which renders the surface non sticking.
  3. (archaic) An alcoholic intoxication.
    Some of our gentlemen officers, happening to stop at a tavern, or rather a sort of grogshop, took such a seasoning that two or three of them became “quite frisky.”

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Verb

seasoning

  1. present participle of season