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  • 51delicacy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sensitiveness, tact, nicety; frailty, daintiness, exactness; tidbit, dainty; discrimination, taste, fastidiousness. See beauty, food, skill, pleasure, brittleness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fineness of… …

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  • 52taste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. savor; sample. n. flavor; tasting, morsel, sample; predilection, relish, preference; judgment.See taste, choice. II Sense of flavor Nouns 1. taste, tastefulness; good or cultivated taste; delicacy,… …

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  • 53mouthful — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. portion, piece, morsel; see bite 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. bite, spoonful, morsel. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A small portion of food: bit1, crumb, morsel, piece. Informal: bite. See BIG …

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  • 54kemǝ-, komǝ-, kmā- —     kemǝ , komǝ , kmā     English meaning: piece     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Bissen”?     Material: Gk. ἄκμηνος “ without Imbiß, hungry”, ἄκμᾱ (Eol.) νηστεία, ἔνδεια Hes.; zero grade κομῶσα γέμουσα Hes.? Ltv. kumuôss “morsel, mouthful” ( um… …

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  • 55bonne bouche — n. (pl. bonne bouches or bonnes bouches pronunc. same ) a titbit, esp. to end a meal with. Etymology: F f. bonne fem. good + bouche mouth * * * bȯnˈbüsh, bənˈ noun (plural bonnes bouches or bonne bouches like sing.) Etymology: French, literally …

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  • 56mor´cel|la´tion — mor|cel|late «MR suh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to divide into many pieces; break up. ╂[< French morceler (with English ate1) < morceau small piece < Old French morsel; see etym. under …

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  • 57mor|cel|late — «MR suh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to divide into many pieces; break up. ╂[< French morceler (with English ate1) < morceau small piece < Old French morsel; see etym. under …

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  • 58mor·sel — /ˈmoɚsəl/ noun, pl sels [count] : a small piece of food tender morsels of beef bite size morsels She ate every morsel. a tasty/delicious morsel often used figuratively a juicy …

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  • 59Bit — Bit, n. [OE. bite, AS. bita, fr. b[=i]tan to bite; akin to D. beet, G. bissen bit, morsel, Icel. biti. See {Bite}, v., and cf. {Bit} part of a bridle.] 1. A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite.… …

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  • 60Gob — Gob, n. [OF. gob morsel; cf. F. gobe, gobbe, a poisoned morsel, poison ball, gobet a piece swallowed, gober to swallow greedily and without tasting; cf. Gael. & Ir. gob mouth, snout, W. gwp a bird s head and neck. Cf. {Gobble}, {Job}, n.] 1. A… …

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