flavorous
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Good talk, it was; quaint and flavorous and erudite.
From From a Bench in Our Square by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
It cannot be written but by a scholar and a gentleman; and no English gentleman in recent times has ever thought of birds except as flying targets, or flavorous dishes.
From Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds by Ruskin, John
I view the waters quivering; quaff the breeze, Whose briny raciness keeps an under taste Of flavorous tropic sweets, perchance swept home From Cuba's perfumed groves and garden spiceries.
From Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
Each winter a cask was sent him from a special vineyard on the heights of Corinth, and occasioned something like a general rejoicing in Cambridge, so widely were its flavorous contents distributed.
From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman
The fondness for condiments, especially garlic and pepper, among the higher orders, possibly served to render the coarser nourishment of the poor more savoury and flavorous.
From Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine by Hazlitt, William Carew
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