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)

wishbone (iou) and spice(2) (iou)


wishbone (iou)



wishbone noun. M19.
[from WISH noun + BONE noun, with ref. to the custom of two people pulling the furcula of a cooked fowl until it breaks, the person left holding the longer part being entitled to make a wish.]
A forked bone between the neck and breastbone of a bird, the furcula. M19.
An object, part, etc., shaped like the wishbone of a bird; spec. (a) Nautical a boom composed of two halves that curve outward from the mast on either side of the sail and in again, the clew of the sail between them being attached to the point where they meet aft; (b) a wishbone-shaped element in the independent suspension of a motor vehicle, having two arms which are hinged to the chassis at their ends and to the wheel at their join. Freq. attrib. M20.

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.