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Definition of Condiments

1. condiment [n] - See also: condiment

Medical Definition of Condiments

1. Aromatic substances added to food before or after cooking to enhance its flavor. These are usually of vegetable origin. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Condiments

Literary usage of Condiments

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Food and Diet: With Observations on the Dietetical Regimen by Jonathan Pereira (1843)
"Condiments, OR SEASONING AGENTS. The name of Condiment is usually given to ... f But all the substances employed as condiments are not necessary to our ..."

2. A treatise on food and dietetics, physiologically and therapeutically considered by Frederick William Pavy (1881)
"Condiments. . Condiments consist of seasoning or flavoring agents. ... Condiments are employed for this special purpose, and thus a flagging appetite ..."

3. A treatise on food and dietetics, physiologically and therapeutically considered by Frederick William Pavy (1874)
"Condiments. Condiments consist of seasoning or flavoring agents. Without being strictly alimentary substances, they nevertheless play no insignificant part ..."

4. Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England by Royal Agricultural Society of England (1862)
"Among the different kinds of condiments now advertised, that of Mr. Thorley held the most prominent place before the public; and of that alone was he ..."

5. The Modern Housewife: Or, Ménagère. Comprising Nearly One Thousand Receipts by Alexis Soyer (1851)
"ON Condiments. THERE is one class of materials which are always in constant use in the kitchen—these are the condiments; without these, soups, sauces, ..."

6. Food: Some Account of Its Sources, Constituents and Uses by Arthur Herbert Church (1893)
"Most of them are known as essential oils, but some are solid crystalline bodies or resinous matters. We shall here first describe the chief condiments, ..."

7. Diet and Dietetics by Armand Gautier, Alfred James Rice-Oxley (1906)
"XXVIII Condiments TO the aromatic or alcoholic foods and beverages which wo have just studied, should be added the condiments with which we supplement the ..."

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