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† ˈopsony Obs. rare—1. [ad. Gr. ὀψώνιον or L. opsōnium (obs-) provisions, viands, esp. anything eaten as a relish with bread.] Anything eaten along with bread to give it relish; in ancient Greece and Rome, chiefly applied to fish; = mod.Sc. ‘kitchen’.
1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 333 Grateful to eat, and much celebrated in opsonies. [1881W. R. Sullivan in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 257/1 The opsonia were very limited—onions and watercresses.] |