Meanings
- pluralplural of viand
- pluralplural onlyprovisions, victuals
FRANCISCO. They vanish'd strangely. SEBASTIAN. No matter, since They have left their viands behind; for we have stomachs.— Will't please you taste of what is here?
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian прови́зии
- прови́зии (provízii)provisions, victuals
Russian прови́зия
- прови́зия (provízija)provisions, victuals
Cite this entry
viands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viands
“viands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viands. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viands,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viands.
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