Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - spice
Spice
spice
n. & v. --n. 1 an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavour food, e.g. cloves, pepper, or mace. 2 spices collectively (a dealer in spice). 3 a an interesting or piquant quality. b (foll. by of) a slight flavour or suggestion (a spice of malice). --v.tr. 1 flavour with spice. 2 add an interesting or piquant quality to (a book spiced with humour). Etymology: ME f. OF espice(r) f. L species specific kind: in LL pl. = merchandise
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I. noun see: species Date: 13th century any of various aromatic vegetable products (as pepper or nutmeg) used to season or flavor foods, 2. a small portion, quantity, or admixture ; dash, something that gives zest or relish , a pungent or fragrant odor ; perfume, ~less adjective II. transitive verb (~d; spicing) Date: 14th century to season with ~s, to add zest or relish to ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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