Definition of spice

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Spice (n.) A vegetable production of many kinds, fragrant or aromatic and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc..

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Caudle :: Caudle (n.) A kind of warm drink for sick persons, being a mixture of wine with eggs, bread, sugar, and spices..
Spicebush :: Spicebush (n.) Spicewood.
Ratafia :: Ratafia (n.) A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries, apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with sugar; -- a term applied to the liqueurs called noyau, cura/ao, etc..
Grocery :: Grocery (n.) The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this sense..
Clove :: Clove (n.) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles..
Grain :: Grain (a.) A sort of spice, the grain of paradise..
Bragget :: Bragget (n.) A liquor made of ale and honey fermented, with spices, etc..
Mace :: Mace (n.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
Flavor :: Flavor (v. t.) To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest..
Pimento :: Pimento (n.) Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See Allspice.
Piment :: Piment (n.) Wine flavored with spice or honey. See Pigment, 3..
Bespice :: Bespice (v. t.) To season with spice, or with some spicy drug..
Allspice :: Allspice (n.) The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush..
Spice :: Spice (n.) Figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture; a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief..
Spice :: Spice (n.) Species; kind.
Garble :: Garble (n.) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called garblings..
Potpourri :: Potpourri (n.) A jar or packet of flower leaves, perfumes, and spices, used to scent a room..
Punch :: Punch (n.) A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; -- specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum punch, claret punch, champagne punch, etc..
Marinade :: Marinade (n.) A brine or pickle containing wine and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish..
Spicewood :: Spicewood (n.) An American shrub (Lindera Benzoin), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also Benjamin, wild allspice, and fever bush..
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