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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gust, Guste, n. [e.m.E. gust (c 1600), ME. (once) guste (c 1430), L. gustus.] Taste, relish. Also fig. 1456 Hay II. 121/24.
Of all bitter gustis and evill savouris in thy mouth it sall purge thé Ib. 140/31.
Claret wyne that is … delytable of hewe and gust 1490 Irland Mir. I. 157/6.
This froit … in guste, in twiching, it has all maner of plesaunce a1500 Bk. Chess 334.
Thai … temyt a jurdane of a strainge gust Dovne on his hed a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 198.
[Of] spirituale fude … The gudnes of the gust quha can endyte Ib. 344.
Our carnale lust … of devocioun garris ws tyne the gust 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. xliii.
Thir salmond, … eftir thair spawning, … hes sa warsche gust, that thay ar unproffitable to eit 1533 Boece xii. xii. 477.
Thai … war content of sic sapoure and gust as nature propirlie to the metis had gevin
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