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Seasoning   /sˈizənɪŋ/   Listen
noun
Seasoning  n.  
1.
The act or process by which anything is seasoned.
2.
That which is added to any species of food, to give it a higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.
3.
Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation. "Political speculations are of so dry and austere a nature, that they will not go down with the public without frequent seasonings."
Seasoning tub (Bakery), a trough in which dough is set to rise.


verb
Season  v. t.  (past & past part. seasoned; pres. part. seasoning)  
1.
To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit. "He is fit and seasoned for his passage."
2.
To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure; to ripen; to mature; as, to season one to a climate.
3.
Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices; as, to season timber.
4.
To fit for taste; to render palatable; to give zest or relish to; to spice; as, to season food.
5.
Hence, to fit for enjoyment; to render agreeable. "You season still with sports your serious hours." "The proper use of wit is to season conversation."
6.
To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper. "When mercy seasons justice."
7.
To imbue; to tinge or taint. "Who by his tutor being seasoned with the love of the truth." "Season their younger years with prudent and pious principles."
8.
To copulate with; to impregnate. (R.)


Season  v. i.  
1.
To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.
2.
To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance; as, timber seasons in the sun.
3.
To give token; to savor. (Obs.)





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"Seasoning" Quotes from Famous Books



... is a good addition to the list of garnishing and seasoning vegetables. Sow seeds and ...
— Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) • L. H. Bailey
... that gave such a savoury taste to the sikoi, at the beginning of my sojourn with the Sakays, I ate it with relish after seasoning it with a little salt, an article not much used amongst my mountain friends. But when I came to know what ingredients gave it flavour I refused it, as kindly as I could not to offend their susceptibilities, because my stomach rebelled ...
— My Friends the Savages - Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) • Giovanni Battista Cerruti
... this place in favour of a younger brother; and endeavoured to subsist, for some time, by affording miscellaneous assistance to the clergy of the neighbouring villages. Ere long, preferring even pedagogy to starvation, he again became a teacher. The bitter morsel was sweetened with a seasoning of music; he was appointed not only schoolmaster but also organist of Geisslingen. A fit of diligence now seized him: his late difficulties had impressed him; and the parson of the place, who subsequently married Schubart's sister, was friendly and skilful enough to turn the impression ...
— The Life of Friedrich Schiller - Comprehending an Examination of His Works • Thomas Carlyle
... small dish of a few of the birds' nests, which, when first put before us, were perfectly tasteless. When, however, she had added certain seasoning, it was pronounced as delicate as any food could be. The Chinese use them chiefly for thickening their soups ...
— In the Eastern Seas • W.H.G. Kingston
... dead, And no dews blur our eyes To see the peach-bloom come in evening skies, Perchance we may, Where now this night is day, And even through faith of still averted feet, Making full circle of our banishment, Amazed meet; The bitter journey to the bourne so sweet Seasoning the termless feast of our content With tears of recognition ...
— The Victories of Love - and Other Poems • Coventry Patmore


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