viand
[vahy-uh nd]
noun
an article of food.
viands, articles or dishes of food, now usually of a choice or delicate kind.
Origin of viand
1350–1400; Middle English viaunde < Middle French viande < Vulgar Latin *vīvanda, for Latin vīvenda things to be lived on, neuter plural gerund of vīvere to live
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Related Words for viand
fodder, feed, cuisine, snack, meat, drink, foodstuff, fare, cooking, meal, bread, grub, aliment, provender, sustenance, groceries, staple, pabulum, comestible, nutritionExamples from the Web for viand
Contemporary Examples of viand
We had breakfast at the Viand coffee shop, 61st and Madison.
Historical Examples of viand
The natives roast his flesh, and esteem it a viand of no ordinary excellence.
The Desert WorldArthur Mangin
The viand contents of the monumental burden together with what sea and hill could provide—these figured.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)James S. De Benneville
Each of us seizes the viand dearest to his or her heart, and tries to shelter it beneath his or her umbrella.
NancyRhoda Broughton
This humble promoter of forestry is duly appreciated, if only as a viand, by his neighbors.
Not until one has tried does one realize to what excellence and variety this form of viand lends itself.
Social LifeMaud C. Cooke
viand
noun
Word Origin for viand
C14: from Old French viande, ultimately from Latin vīvenda things to be lived on, from vīvere to live
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