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5 total sentences available.
Nor less kind welcome doth the rest await. / The monarch, mindful of his sire of old, / receives the Teucrians in his courts of state. / They in the hall, the viands piled on gold, / pledging the God of wine, their brimming cups uphold.
Source: tatoeba (7054144)
Anne's hungry guests, however, did not seem to think anything was lacking and they ate the simple viands with apparent enjoyment.
Source: tatoeba (9770453)
The viands included, among other things, a lamb roasted whole, the head of a wild boar covered with flowers, fried trouts, and poached eggs, which were eaten with boiled radishes, and peas in their shells.
Source: tatoeba (11878001)
While those in charge of these schools have presented to their pupils excellent opportunities for the acquirement of dexterity in the preparation of toothsome and tempting viands, but little attention has been paid to the science of dietetics, or what might be termed the hygiene of cookery.
Source: tatoeba (12294869)
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Closest matches include board, bread, bread and butter, cheer, comestibles.
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