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Relish \Rel"ish\ (r[e^]l"[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relished}
(r[e^]l"[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relishing}.] [Of.
relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re- re- lechier to
lick, F. l['e]cher. See {Lecher}, {Lick}.]
1. To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to
partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be
pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from;
as, to relish food.
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Now I begin to relish thy advice. --Shak.
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He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish
the honors which he enjoys. --Atterbury.
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2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.
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A savory bit that served to relish wine. --Dryden.
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Relish \Rel"ish\, v. i.
To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give
gratification; to have a flavor.
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Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not
have relished among my other discredits. --Shak.
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A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit
and invention, hath no foundation in nature.
--Woodward.
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Relish \Rel"ish\, n. (Carp.)
The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a
tenon, on a tenoned piece. --Knight.
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Relish \Rel"ish\, n.
1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence,
enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
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Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained
From this delightful fruit, nor known till now
True relish, tasting. --Milton.
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When liberty is gone,
Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish.
--Addison.
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2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
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It preserve some relish of old writing. --Pope.
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3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
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A relish for whatever was excellent in arts.
--Macaulay.
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I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids
fair to be judicious. --Cowper.
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4. That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically,
something taken with food to render it more palatable or
to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.
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Syn: Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking;
delight.
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