\Vi"and\, n. [F. viande meat, food, LL. vianda, vivanda,
vivenda, properly, things to live on, fr. L. vivere to live;
akin to vivus living. See {Vivid}, and cf. {Victualis}.]
An article of food; provisions; food; victuals; -- used
chiefly in the plural. --Cowper.
      Viands of various kinds allure the taste. --Pope.