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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

... and had for some time prided herself on emancipation from narrow New England prejudices. For example, she had not objected to wine at dinner; it had seemed indeed rather fine, imparting, as it did, an old-fashioned flavor; but she did not like the whiskey, and Harry at times appeared to become just a bit too lively—nothing excessive, of course, but his eyes and the smell and the color were a little too suggestive. And yet he was so kind and good, and when he came in at evening he bent so gallantly for his kiss, ...

— The Quest of the Silver Fleece - A Novel • W. E. B. Du Bois

... I was on hands and knees just in time to see the meeting between him and old Nab. And there stood Raffles in the silvery mist, laughing with his whole light heart, leaning back to get the full flavor of his mirth; and, nearer me, sturdy old Nab, dour and grim, with beads of dew on the hoary beard that had been lamp-black ...

— A Thief in the Night • E. W. Hornung

... tottered and before he could turn the awful visitants were upon him. One raised a round shot above his head, or so it appeared to be, and smote him full upon the crown. The other whirled a flat bludgeon and hit him on the jaw. With the smell of brimstone was mingled the pungent flavor of ripe cheese and salt-fish. Blackbeard measured his length, and the ghost of Jesse Strawn delayed an instant to dump a pot ...

— Blackbeard: Buccaneer • Ralph D. Paine

... differs from every other book—the Bible is swallowed by man. And it has disagreed with him; man has not digested it properly through lack of sufficient dissection of its parts. It has been taken with a spiritual sauce that has disguised its real flavor. Anything in the Bible, no matter how raw, is taken as God's food. It is used to demonstrate problems of diet which do not provide a balanced ration; it is accepted by the gullible though contradicted by the revelations of Geology, Astronomy, ...

— The Necessity of Atheism • Dr. D.M. Brooks

... a certain adroitness, too, and the tact to make no show of this before the brethren, or any of the sober-minded sisters. He sometimes wondered if it was not "stolen waters," it had such an extraordinary flavor of sweetness. Then he would resolve to forget it, but ...

— A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia • Amanda Minnie Douglas

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