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Webster 1913 Edition

Seasoning

Sea′son-ing

,
Noun.
1.
The act or process by which anything is seasoned.
2.
That which is added to any species of food, to give it a higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.
3.
Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness;
as, wit is the
seasoning
of conversation
.
Political speculations are of so dry and austere a nature, that they will not go down with the public without frequent
seasonings
.
Addison.
Seasoning tub
(Bakery)
,
a trough in which dough is set to rise.
Knight.

Webster 1828 Edition

Seasoning

SE'ASONING

,
ppr.
Giving a relish by something added; moderating; qualifying; maturing; drying and hardening; fitting by habit.

SE'ASONING

,
Noun.
1. That which is added to any species of food to give it a higher relish; usually, something pungent or aromatic; as salt, spices or other aromatic herbs, acids, sugar, or a mixture of several things.
2. Something added or mixed to enhance the pleasure of enjoyment; as, with or humor may serve as a seasoning to eloquence.
Political speculations are of so dry and asutere a nature, that they will not go down with the public without frequent seasoning. Addison.

Definition 2024

seasoning

seasoning

English

Noun

seasoning ‎(plural seasonings)

  1. (cooking) Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as a condiment, herb or spice.
  2. A coat of burnt soot inside a cooking vessel, which has formed over repeated use, and which renders the surface non sticking.
  3. (archaic) An alcoholic intoxication.
    Some of our gentlemen officers, happening to stop at a tavern, or rather a sort of grogshop, took such a seasoning that two or three of them became “quite frisky.”

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Verb

seasoning

  1. present participle of season

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