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▪ I. tasting, vbl. n.|ˈteɪstɪŋ|
[-ing1.]
1. The action of the verb taste.
a. In a general sense, trying, testing; † esp., in early use, touching, feeling; also the sense of touch (obs.).
13..K. Alis. 4031 (Bodl. MS.) It is ywrite þat euery þing Hym self sheweþ in þe tastyng. c1375Sc. Leg. Saints vi. (Thomas) 407 Wittis four,..sycht, herynge, gustyne, tastyne. c1430Pilgr. Lyf Manhode i. cxxi. (1869) 63 Alle tastinges generalliche is vnderstonde bi the hondes. 1711,1850[see taste v. 2 b].
b. Now, the action of taste v. II; † also formerly, the faculty or sense, and the quality of a substance so apprehended: = taste n.1 4, 5 (obs.).
1390Gower Conf. III. 33, I take of love my fiedinge Withoute tastinge or fielinge. 1426Audelay Poems 7 Thi heryng, thi seyng, as I the schewe, Thi syȝt, thi smellyng, here be iij. Thi touchyng, thi tastyng, here v. ther be. c1460J. Russell Bk. Nurture 1199 Credence is vsed, and tastynge, for drede of poysenynge. 1530Palsgr. 279/2 Tastyng with the mouthe, govster. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1776) II. 183 The sense most nearly allied to smelling is that of tasting. 1841–4Emerson Ess., Exper. Wks. (Bohn) I. 178 Intellectual tasting of life will not supersede muscular activity. 1898‘Ian Maclaren’ in Woman at Home Oct. 56/1 If Thomas takes to tasting [i.e. tippling, drinking]..it's all over with him.
2. a. quasi-concr. A small portion taken to try the taste; a taste (esp. of spirituous liquor). Also fig.
1526Pilgr. Perf. (1531) 49 For they be but tastynges, shadowes, or tokens of the gloryous fruytes to come. 1830Cunningham Brit. Paint. II. 69 He gave them a tasting of his spirit in two or three sarcastic sentences. 1893J. Skinner Autobiog. Metaphysician vii. 48 He got a glass from Mr. Reed and another tasting from another neighbour.
b. A gathering for the purpose of tasting and comparing various kinds of drink, usu. wine. See also wine-tasting s.v. wine n.1 9.
1959I. Ross Image Merchants viii. 128 ‘Cognac and coffee’ tastings which Kaduson persuaded leading hotels..to hold. 1963Harper's Bazaar Feb. 22/3 The Lebègue tastings usher in the autumn wine season. 1977T. Heald Just Desserts i. 23 It's their annual tasting..for one or two of the better known wine and food writers. 1978Times 4 Mar. 10/7 The Malmaison Wine Club..holds sit-down tastings, which are often attended by wine trade trainees.
3. attrib. and Comb., as tasting party, tasting power, tasting room; tasting-bone, a bone put into the broth to give it a taste or flavour; tasting-knife, a cheese-taster (see taster 3 b); tasting-order, an order to visit stores of wine, etc., and to taste or sample them.
1850Mrs. Carlyle Let. to Carlyle 8 Sept., It [Kingsley's Alton Locke] seems to me..a mere..broth of Morning-chronicle-ism, in which you play the part of the *tasting-bone of Poverty Row.
1757H. Walpole tr. Hentzner's Trav. 52 At last came an unmarried Lady..and along with her a married one, bearing a *tasting-knife.
1859Sala Gas-light & D. xiv, Quite gone in liquor and overcome with the *tasting-orders of years.
1978Times 4 Mar. 10/3 The ‘*tasting parties’ offered by many [wine] firms..are social rather than studious occasions.
1599Davies Immort. Soul ccxv, Therefore the Soule doth vse the *tasting power.
a1966‘M. na Gopaleen’ Best of Myles (1977) 122 Gallantry and distinguished conduct in the [ice-cream] *tasting room. 1970Country Life 1 Oct. 837/3 It is distinctly cool..in the subterranean tasting room where red and white..wines are sampled.
▸ tasting menu n. chiefly N. Amer. a type of meal offered in some restaurants, consisting of small sample portions of many different dishes, typically served in several courses for a set price.
1979Chicago Tribune 5 Feb. vi. 1/5 For first-time diners at L'Archestrate, Senderend recommends a ‘*tasting menu’, a broad range of small dishes offering the best the restaurant has. 1992Gourmet Feb. 155/3 A deluxe soba kaiseki (a soba tasting menu) is available for $40. 2001Toronto Star 7 Apr. j3/1 Unlike other restaurants with tasting menus, SmallTalk offers no alternative à la carte menu at dinner.
▪ II. ˈtasting, ppl. a.
[-ing2.]
That tastes.
1598[implied in next]. 1907Contemp. Rev. Oct. Lit. Suppl. 2 The tasting sense is soon ruined. |