Both Uses of
savor
in
The Odyssey, by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
- All day long the atmosphere of the house is loaded with the savour of roasting meats till it groans again, yard and all; but by night they sleep on their well made bedsteads, each with his own wife between the blankets.†
Book 10savour = take great pleasure fromunconventional spelling: This is the British spelling. Americans spell it savor.
- I should have to say my prayers in good earnest if I did; but it is just supper time and I hope my men will come in directly, that we may cook something savoury for supper.†
Book 14 *savoury = flavorful in a delightful wayunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use savory.
Definitions:
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(1)
(savor) to take great pleasure from; or the pleasure or flavor enjoyed
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, savory can refer to an aroma or flavor that is not sweet, or to a specific spice of the mint family or related plants.
Even more rarely, savor can mean to have traces of -- as when Alexander Hamilton wrote "Its situation must always savor of weakness."