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  • noun Plural form of viand.
  • noun provisions, victuals

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  • noun a stock or supply of foods

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Examples

  • For we call viands and ointments fine; and we say we have finely dined, when we have been splendidly entertained.

    Symposiacs 2004

  • For we call viands and ointments fine; and we say we have finely dined, when we have been splendidly entertained.

    Essays and Miscellanies 2004

  • The soldiers, however, had some right to be in temporary possession, since the viands were their own.

    On the Heels of De Wet Lionel James 1913

  • He eats appreciatively after the manner of a _bon vivant; _ he uses his napkin gently and frequently; he glances blandly at the surroundings; watching him, you would suppose the viands were the choicest of the season, exquisitely prepared, while, in reality, they are poor and unsubstantial stuff, the refuse, perhaps, of better restaurants.

    Fifth Avenue Arthur Bartlett Maurice 1909

  • The viands were the choicest of their several kinds, and perfectly prepared; the wines were of rare vintages -- at least so Monroe asserted (I was no judge of wines, and contented myself with a single glass of sherry taken with my soup); and the table appointments were on a par with the food and the sumptuous character of the apartment in which the meal was served.

    The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Harry Collingwood 1886

  • We fed at the same times, on the same kind of viands, in the same dull manner, and with the same observances.

    American Notes for General Circulation 2007

  • We fed at the same times, on the same kind of viands, in the same dull manner, and with the same observances.

    American Notes 1842

  • We fed at the same times, on the same kind of viands, in the same dull manner, and with the same observances.

    American Notes Charles Dickens 1841

  • The fork did much for the simplification and advancement of culinary art by encouraging the taste for solid viands and natural flavors.

    Setting the Table | Edwardian Promenade 2009

  • Albert packed up his viands and came too, perhaps little comprehending.

    Locust Valley Breakdown Andrew Edwards 2012

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