viand
an article of food.
viands, articles or dishes of food, now usually of a choice or delicate kind.
Origin of viand
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How to use viand in a sentence
We had breakfast at the viand coffee shop, 61st and Madison.
Spike Lee Talks Hollywood Racism, New Film ‘Red Hook Summer’ | Chris Lee | January 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe king put him to death, and the attendants of Adelil made of his heart a viand which they presented to her.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementSome dreadful viand is dipped for her out of a deep dish, and transferred to her little pottery bowl.
Mexico | Susan HaleHot cakes are a favourite viand, and whenever they are brought to table disappear quickly enough.
English As We Speak It in Ireland | P. W. JoycePigs' croobeens boiled are a grand and favourite viand among us—all through Ireland.
English As We Speak It in Ireland | P. W. Joyce
There was an abundance of "pubs" and of fried-fish shops where "jellied eels" seemed to be a viand much in demand.
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British Dictionary definitions for viand
/ (ˈviːənd, ˈvaɪ-) /
a type of food, esp a delicacy
(plural) provisions
Origin of viand
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