| 单词 | piquance |
| 例句 | He responded by making 123 on his debut innings for his new county, his maiden first-class century, with the added piquance that it was against his old team. Tom Maynard was a batsman of prodigious talent and prospect 2012-06-18T18:29:12Z The lover of “piquance” and compound flavours, may have recourse to “the Magazine of Taste,” No. 462. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual Essence of anchovy, ketchup, cayenne, grated lemon-peel, mace, and other spices are added by those who prefer piquance to the genuine flavor of the oyster. A Poetical Cook-Book It was sufficiently risky to give a piquance to the experience. With The Immortal Seventh Division Good when overlaid with cheese butter of contrasting piquance, say one mixed with Sapsago. The Complete Book of Cheese Vigor -- N. vigor, power, force; boldness, raciness &c. adj.; intellectual, force; spirit, point, antithesis, piquance, piquancy; verve, glow, fire, warmth; strong language; gravity, sententiousness; elevation, loftiness, sublimity. eloquence; command of words, command of language. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Cayenne pepper varies so much in strength, that it is impossible to season soup any other way to the precise point of piquance. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual A sweet mouth with a sensuous smile at one corner, and a barely perceptible droop of pathos at the other, lent an indescribable piquance to her dimpled smile. The Voice on the Wire "You belonged in the majority, then!" said Cigarette, with a piquance made a thousand times more piquant by the camp slang she spoke in. Under Two Flags It is eaten from the time it is fresh and sweet until it ripens to piquance. The Complete Book of Cheese He caught the fineness of her nose, straight as a Grecian's, but with some faint suggestion about the nostrils that hinted at piquance. The Blazed Trail Essence of anchovy, catchup, Cayenne, grated lemon-peel, mace, and other spices, &c. are added by those who prefer piquance to the genuine flavour of the oyster. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual Its extremely delicate piquance cannot be matched, except perhaps by Brie. The Complete Book of Cheese |
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