1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Evj Then do I hope to drinke Lyuely, and myldlie rellesde wynes.

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits ix. 123 He could not skil to speake with ornament and sweet and well relished tearms.

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 315 An ill-relished gallamaufrey or hodge~podge.

1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie iii. 279 I..have sufficiently waded in this various, yet pleasant relisht Doctrine.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry ii. 537 The John Apple..is a good relished sharp Apple the Spring following.

1760 J. Bevis Exper. Enq. Two Mineral Waters 44 The salt..tasted like sea salt with a bitterish farewell, but not so bitter or ill relished by a great deal as the purgative salt.

1805 Monthly Mag. June 393 Many of the other highly savoury and well-relished productions of this tasteful author.

1822 W. J. Hort Advice for Parents & Tutors i. 9 I have never been at a loss for a relished meal, when I could procure wholesome edible substances.

1853 Farmer's Mag. 24 492/1 In 1826, his health declined, and he could not enjoy the relished employments of shooting and fishing.

1901 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1900 433 There was an outbreak of seventeen-year cicadas, which afforded an abundant and greatly relished food supply.

1968 G. Jones Hist. Vikings ii. 422 That highly relished privilege of free men everywhere—responsibility for the payment of his own taxes to the king.

2008 Metro (Liverpool) (Nexis) 4 Sept. 24 A supporting role gives Klaus Kinski a relished chance to goof off.