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Meaning of GORMAND

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Gor"mand\, n. [F. gourmand; cf. Prov. F. gourmer to
    sip, to lap, gourmacher to eat improperly, F. gourme mumps,
    glanders, Icel. gormr mud, mire, Prov. E. gorm to smear,
    daub; all perh. akin to E. gore blood, filth. Cf.
    {Gourmand}.]
    A greedy or ravenous eater; a {luxurious feeder}; {a
    gourmand}.
    
  2. \Gor"mand\, a.
    Gluttonous; voracious. --Pope.
    
 

 

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