\Rel"ish\ (r?l"?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relished}
(-?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relishing}.] [Of. relechier to lick
or taste anew; pref. re- re-+ lechier to lick, F. l?cher. See
{Lecher}, {Lick}.]
1. To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to
   partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be
   pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from;
   as, to relish food.
         Now I begin to relish thy advice.     --Shak.
         He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish
         the honors which he enjoys.           --Atterbury.
2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.
         A savory bit that served to relish wine. --Dryden.

\Rel"ish\, v. i.
To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give
gratification; to have a flavor.
      Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not
      have relished among my other discredits. --Shak.
      A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit
      and invention, hath no foundation in nature.
                                               --Woodward.

\Rel"ish\, n.
1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence,
   enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
         Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained From
         this delightful fruit, nor known till now True
         relish, tasting.                      --Milton.
         When liberty is gone, Life grows insipid, and has
         lost its relish.                      --Addison.
2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
         It preserve some relish of old writing. --Pope.
3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
         A relish for whatever was excelent in arts.
                                               --Macaulay.
         I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids
         fair to be j?dicious.                 --Cowper.
4. That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically,
   something taken with food to render it more palatable or
   to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.
Syn: Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking;
     delight.

\Rel"ish\, n. (Carp.)
The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a
tenon, on a tenoned piece. --Knight.