seasoning

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SE'ASONING, participle present tense 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.
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