See Also: SPICE(medicine)
spice(1)(dictionary)
spice(2)(dictionary)
Cajun Spice Rub(recipes)
Five-spice powder(recipes)
Spice Paste(recipes)
Thai Spice(tourism)
spice 2, verb(dictionary)
spice 1, noun(dictionary)
spice and herb(encyclopedia)

spice(2) (iou)



spice verb trans. LME.
[Aphet. from Old French espicer (mod. epicer), formed as SPICE noun.]
Add a spice or spices to; flavour with spice. Formerly also spec., embalm (a body) with spices. LME.
T. H. White The..saffron, aniseed, and tarragon..were used to spice the savouries. Beverley Cleary A..juicy hamburger spiced with relish.
fig. Add interest or piquancy to; enliven; make more sensational. Freq. foll. by up. E16.
People Johnson spices his text with lively..photographs. Los Angeles Times An infectious musical stew that spices up familiar Western pop.
spiced ppl adjective (a) (as if) flavoured with spices; pungent, aromatic; (b) delicate, tender; excessively particular or scrupulous: ME.