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Goody

A bonbon, cake, or the like; -- usually in the pl.

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Aliment 76% connected

That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: suste…

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Alimentation 76% connected

The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.

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Nourishment 76% connected

The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.

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Nutriment 76% connected

That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.

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Nutrition 76% connected

In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which the living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in i…

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Sustenance 76% connected

The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.

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Victuals 76% connected

Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands.

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Ambrosia 76% connected

The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it.

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Confection 76% connected

A composition of different materials.

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Gelatin 76% connected

Alt. of Gelatine

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Jelly 76% connected

Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin…

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Marrow 76% connected

The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is m…

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Nectar 76% connected

The drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage.

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Savory 76% connected

Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell.

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Sweet 76% connected

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet orang…

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Tidbit 76% connected

A delicate or tender piece of anything eatable; a delicious morsel.

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Titbit 76% connected

Same as Tidbit.

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Dainty 92% connected

Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything.

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Delicacy 92% connected

The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like.

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Kickshaw 92% connected

See Kickshaws, the correct singular.

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Treat 92% connected

To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.

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