viand

[ vahy-uh nd ]

/ ˈvaɪ ənd /

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noun

an article of food.

viands, articles or dishes of food, now usually of a choice or delicate kind.

Words nearby viand

viability, viable, viaduct, viagra, vial, viand, viangchan, viareggio, viatical, viatical settlement, viaticum

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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Examples from the Web for viands

To speak of the wines and viands would be a waste of time, and, to cut the story short, there was plenty of everything.
One Hundred Merrie And Delightsome Stories|Various
But the fragrance of the viands about to be set before them drove all other thoughts from their minds.
The Motor Maids Across the Continent|Katherine Stokes
Dinner was served, and the table more heavily laden with viands than the stomach of Gargantua.
The Man With The Broken Ear|Edmond About
These viands were loaded into the tin at the hospital's central kitchen.
Observations of an Orderly|Ward Muir

But this alone, of all the viands set before us, was furnished at my expense.
Miriam Monfort|Catherine A. Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for viands

viand

/ (ˈviːənd, ˈvaɪ-) /

noun

a type of food, esp a delicacy

(plural) provisions

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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