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Definition of viand : An article of food; provisions; food; victuals; - used chiefly in the plural.

Synonyms:

comestibles, vittles, bit, chow, tucker, fare, grub, delectable, table, eats, tidbit, chuck, foodstuffs, dainty, bread, kickshaw, goody, provender, provisions, treat, meat, eatables, viands, cate, edibles, victuals

Usage examples:

• Beautiful to see was the compassionate sympathy of the Countess's face when Rose offered her plate for a portion of the world- subjugating viand, as who should say: 'Sweet child! - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
• See bloated Dropsy added strength acquire As the parch'd lip the frequent draught obtains; Indulgence feeds the never- quench'd desire, That loaths the viand, and the goblet drains. - "Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace", Anna Seward.
• The well spiced viand thou didst leave To frown on want whose throat was strained, And violence whose hands were stained. - "Toward the Gulf", Edgar Lee Masters.