Dictionary entry

Seasoning

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Sea″son‐ing, n. 1. The act or process by which anything is seasoned.

2. That which is added to any species of food, to give it a higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.

3. Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation.

Political speculations are of so dry and austere a nature, that they will not go down with the public without frequent seasonings. Addison.

Seasoning tub(Bakery), a trough in which dough is set to rise. Knight.