Zest
Definition of Zest
| n. | 1. | | | 1. | A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc. | | 2. | Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto. | | 3. | The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut. | | v. t. | 1. | To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything. | | 2. | To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine. |
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