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Meaning of SPICERY

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
 
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 Synonyms: spice, spiciness
 
 See Also: bite, hotness, nip, pepperiness, piquance, piquancy, pungency, sharpness, tang, tanginess, taste property, zest

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spi"cer*y\, n. [OF. espicerie, F. ['e]picerie.]
1. Spices, in general. --Chaucer.
2. A repository of spices. --Addison.
 
Easton Bible Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

Heb. nechoth, identified with the Arabic naka'at, the gum tragacanth, obtained from the astralagus, of which there are about twenty species found in Palestine. The tragacanth of commerce is obtained from the A. tragacantha. "The gum exudes plentifully under the heat of the sun on the leaves, thorns, and exteremity of the twigs."

 

 

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