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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class III. Words Relating to Matter
Section III. Organic Matter
2. Sensation
(3) Taste

393. Condiment.

   NOUN:CONDIMENT, flavoring, salt, mustard, pepper, cayenne, cinnamon, nutmeg, curry, seasoning, sauce, spice, relish, sauce piquante [F.], sauce tartare [F.], caviare, pot herbs, onion, sauce-alone, hedge garlic, garlic, pickle; achar [Hind.], allspice, appetizer; bell -, Jamaica -, red- pepper; horse-radish, capsicum, chutney, tabasco sauce or tabasco; cubeb, pimento.
   VERB:SEASON (render pungent) [See Pungency].
   QUOTATIONS:
  1. Stewed in brine, smarting in lingering pickle.—Antony and Cleopatra
  2. ’Tis the sour sauce to the sweet meat.—Dryden
  3. Spiced dainties, every one, From silken Samarcand to cedar’d Lebanon.—Keats