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Bible Dictionaries
Spice
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices.
(2):
(n.) Figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture; a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief.
(3):
(n.) Species; kind.
(4):
(n.) A vegetable production of many kinds, fragrant or aromatic and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc.
(5):
(v. t.) To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous.
(6):
(v. t.) To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to spice wine; to spice one's words with wit.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Spice'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/spice.html. 1828.
