单词 | piquance |
释义 | piquancen. rare. = piquancy n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > pungency peppera1425 tangc1440 mordacity1583 heat1586 saltness1612 piquantness1648 quickness1652 subtilty1661 penetratingness1662 pungency1663 piquancy1664 poignancy1677 mordicancy1693 pertness1756 causticity1772 poignance1782 pungence1810 warmth1816 piquance1867 zinginess1938 the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > quality or condition stenchc1175 stinka1325 stinkingness1382 crueltyc1420 contagya1513 dain1574 unsweetness1596 contagion1662 pungency1663 poignancy1677 sulphureousness1690 fetidness1704 poignance1782 pungence1810 fetidity1829 piquance1867 malodorousness1886 smelliness1892 niffiness1942 1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags II. i. 16 ‘You belonged to the majority, then!’ said Cigarette, with a piquance made a thousand times more piquant by the camp slang she spoke in. 1883 American 7 10 A certain mingling of smoothness and piquance is not wanting. 1928 Times 4 Oct. 12/1 (advt.) A flavour of cynicism that adds piquance to his bright style. 2003 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 22 June (Features section) 45 The Scottishness manifests itself as a subtle ingredient that doesn't dominate but just adds a piquance to the flavour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867 |
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