2. Verb. (third-person singular of savour) ¹
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Definition of Savours
1. savour [v] - See also: savour
Lexicographical Neighbors of Savours
Literary usage of Savours
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1892)
"... Breath into a Paradise, sending forth their Sweet savours and Strong Odours,
for Soul Refreshing,' 4 vols., London, 1696-1701 ; reprinted four times. ..."
2. A Handbook of Gastronomy by Brillat-Savarin (1884)
"savours. 9.—The number of savours is infinite, as each soluble body has a special
savour, which does not entirely resemble that of any ..."
3. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science, Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1866)
"... to procure the sensation of savours: and it aids in,the acts of sucking,
mastication, deglutition, pronunciation, ..."
4. Human Physiology by Robley Dunglison (1841)
"The lips, inner surface of the cheeks, the palate, and fauces, participate in
the function, especially when particular savours are concerned. ..."
5. Great Victorians: Memories and Personalities by Thomas Hay Sweet Escott (1916)
"... especially in connection with household bills—Something savours more of the "
hawk " than of the " merry-man"—How Palmerston and Russell made friends in ..."
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