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savor

Postby Bailey » Sun Dec 24, 2006 2:45 am

sa·vor (svr)
n.
1. The taste or smell of something.
2. A specific taste or smell. See Synonyms at taste.
3. A distinctive quality or sensation: enjoying the savor of victory.
v. sa·vored, sa·vor·ing, sa·vors
v.intr.
1. To have a particular taste or smell: a dish that savors of curry.
2. To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack: postures that savored of vanity.
v.tr.
1. To impart flavor or scent to; season: savored the bland soup with salt.
2. To taste or smell, especially with pleasure: savored each morsel of the feast.
3. To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish: I want to savor this great moment of accomplishment.



[Middle English savour, from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere, to taste; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]



savor·er n.
savor·ous adj.

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Postby skinem » Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:27 am

Getting ready for the Christmas feasting, eh? I know I am!

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Postby Perry » Mon Dec 25, 2006 3:29 pm

I don't have Christmas dinners, but I do savor our friendships.
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Postby Bailey » Mon Dec 25, 2006 3:48 pm

Perry, you could come here for dinner, we'll just call it dinner. We don't have any decorations except for a dressed frog that croaks Jingle Bells

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