Dictionary entry

Savor (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Sa″vor, v. t. 1. To perceive by the smell or the taste; hence, to perceive; to note. B. Jonson.

2. To have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence of.

That cuts us off from hope, and savors only

Rancor and pride, impatience and despite. Milton.

3. To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish; to like; to favor. Shak.