8 December 2014

viand

[vahy-uh nd]

noun
1. an article of food.
2. viands, articles or dishes of food, now usually of a choice or delicate kind.

Origin
Middle English, Middle French, Latin
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 viand
– The conversation was rude and clamorous, but the viands and wine were good.
– They had the same fare as the boys, used the tin dishes, and praised the viands.

Anagram

divan

Today’s aphorism

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind.

– Jim Morrison

On this day

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