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noun

Flavor n. (Written also flavour)

That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.

That quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor; as, the flavor of food or drink.

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.

That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.

verb

Flavor v. t. (past & past part. flavored; pres. part. flavoring) To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest.

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Etymology of 'Flavor'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Flavor" Quotes from Famous Books

... chancellor contented himself with a contemptuous shrug and a supercilious smile. Kaunitz perceived it, and met both shrug and smile with undisturbed composure, while calmly and slowly he repeated his offending words. For a moment he paused, as if to give time to his hearers to test the flavor of his new and startling language. Then, firm ...

— Joseph II. and His Court • L. Muhlbach

... the cooking has a lot to do with bringing out the full flavor," Dick admitted modestly. "But, Tom, perhaps you hadn't done any hard work before eating trout that time. Exercise brings hunger, and hunger is the best sauce that food can have—-as we all ought ...

— The High School Boys' Fishing Trip • H. Irving Hancock

... But the butterfly summer maiden had flitted and, as is his wont, the summer man had flitted after her, so the passengers who alighted from the two coaches that, with the freight car, made up the Orham Branch train, were few in number and homely in flavor. There was a very stout lady with a canvas extension case and an umbrella in one hand and a bulging shawl-strap and a pasteboard box in the other, who panted and wheezed like the locomotive itself and who asked the brakeman, "What on airth DO they have such ...

— Cap'n Eri • Joseph Crosby Lincoln

... obtained, while the colored pictures of fruits and vegetables could portray the products of Eden only, so different were they in size and beauty from the specimens appearing in our market stalls. Stuffed birds and animals were also on the shelves, and no epicure ever enjoyed the gamy flavor as we did. But when we came to examine the books, their plates exhibiting almost every phase of country work and production, we felt like a long vista leading toward our unknown home was opening before us, illumined ...

— Driven Back to Eden • E. P. Roe

... contain water, sugar, and apple flavor; and cherries contain water, sugar, and cherry flavor. The same is true of other fruits. They all, when ripe, have the water and the sugar; and each has ...

— Child's Health Primer For Primary Classes • Jane Andrews

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