act+of+tasting
21taste — {{11}}taste (n.) c.1300, act of tasting, from O.Fr. tast (Mod.Fr. tát), from taster (see TASTE (Cf. taste) (v.)). Meaning faculty or sense by which flavor of a thing is discerned is attested from late 14c. Meaning savor, sapidity, flavor is from… …
22gustation — gus·ta·tion || gÊŒ steɪʃn n. act of tasting; sense of taste …
23taste — I. v. a. 1. Try the flavor of, test by the tongue. 2. Experience, perceive, feel, undergo. 3. Partake of, participate in. II. v. n. 1. Try the flavor. 2. Smack, savor, be tinctured, have a smack or flavor. 3 …
24gustation — n. the sense of taste or the act of tasting …
25gustation — gus•ta•tion [[t]gʌˈsteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of tasting 2) the faculty of taste • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L gustātiō=gustā(re) to taste + tiō tion …
26taste — [[t]teɪst[/t]] v. tast•ed, tast•ing, n. 1) phl to test the flavor or quality of by taking some into the mouth 2) to eat or drink a little of 3) to eat or drink: He hadn t tasted food for three days[/ex] 4) phl to perceive or distinguish the… …
27gustation — /gʌsˈteɪʃən/ (say gus tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of tasting. 2. the faculty of taste. {Latin gustātiōn , stem of gustātiō, from gustāre to taste} …
28gustation — n. act of tasting; sense of taste. ♦ gustatory, a …
29gustation — [gəs tā′shən] n. [L gustatio < pp. of gustare, to taste < gustus, a taste: see GUSTO] 1. the act of tasting 2. the sense of taste …
30de|gus|ta|tion — «DEE guhs TAY shuhn», noun. the act of tasting: »As Waythorn sat despatching his hurried luncheon he looked across half enviously at the other s leisurely degustation of his meal (Edith Wharton) …
