Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Viand"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Viand \Vi"and\, n. [F. viande meat, food, LL. vianda, vivanda,
vivenda, properly, things to live on, fr. L. vivere to live;
akin to vivus living. See {Vivid}, and cf. {Victualis}.]
An article of food; provisions; food; victuals; -- used
chiefly in the plural. --Cowper.
Viands of various kinds allure the taste. --Pope.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
viand
n : a choice or delicious dish
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