relishes

Noun

relish (countable and uncountable, plural relishes)

1. (obsolete, uncountable) Flavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.
   • Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained / From this delightful fruit, nor known till now / True relish, tasting.1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
2. (countable, figuratively, obsolete) Followed by for: one's liking or taste for something; a fondness.
   • I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be judicious.1785, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. John Newton (dated December 10, 1785)
3. (countable, figuratively, obsolete) A small amount; a tinge, a trace.

   Synonyms:

   ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, bit, crumb, glimpse

   Antonyms:

   abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful, busload, bucketful, bucketload

4. (figuratively, obsolete, uncountable) Ability to taste or (figurative) enjoy.
5. (figuratively, obsolete, uncountable) Particular quality; (countable) an instance of this; a characteristic or quality.
   • [T]hat Air of piety to the Gods ſhould ſhine thro' the Poem, vvhich ſo viſibly appears in all the vvorks of antiquity: And it ought to preſerve ſome reliſh of the old vvay of vvriting; the connections ſhould be looeſ, the narrations and decſriptions ſhort, and the periods conciſe.1717, Alexander Pope, “A Discourse on Pastoral Poetry”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], →OCLC, page 5
6. (broadly, uncountable) Enjoyment of flavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.

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