10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIQUANCY»
Discover the use of
piquancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
piquancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The definition of the English word piquancy is "a spiciness, zest, tang or nip." The
Spanish word p/cante means "sharp, hot and spicy to the taste." Below we
provide an estimated piquancy level, or an informal heat gauge, for chiles used in
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Susan Curtis, Santa Fe School of Cooking, Inc., 2009
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
How should I ? " replied Phoebe, with simple piquancy. Hawthorne, Seven
Gables, xii. Our American life is dreadfully barren of those elements of the social
picturesque which give piquancy to anecdote. Lowell, Study Windows, p. 81.
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The Autobiography, Times, Opinions, and Contemporaries of ...
All therefore is sacrificed to piquancy ; not only good taste, but solid truth is
sacrificed to piquancy : chaste writers are driven out of the field. But unfortunately,
when there is nothing but piquancy, piquancy itself ceases to be piquant : the
dose ...
Sir Egerton Brydges, 1834
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Who's Whose: A No-Nonsense Guide to Easily Confused Words
PIQUE or PIQUANCY These related terms, both derived from French,
characterise emotions or sensations that are linked by the idea of 'sharpness'.
Pique is 'bad feeling', 'wounded pride': . . . Isabelle . . . visits the measured world
ofCamille, ...
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The autobiography, times, opinions and contemporaries of sir ...
All therefore is sacrificed to piquancy ; not only good taste, but solid truth is
sacrificed to piquancy : chaste writers are driven out of the field. But unfortunately,
when there is nothing but piquancy, piquancy itself ceases to be piquant: the
dose ...
sir Samuel Egerton Brydges (bart.), 1834
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Ginger: The Genus Zingiber
The product has a light piquancy, less fiber, delicate flesh, good quality, but poor
disease resistance. In local areas, it is planted in February to March and
harvested in July to the next February. The rhizomes can live through the winter
in the ...
P. N. Ravindran, K. Nirmal Babu, 2004
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The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
Resembling a pipe; formed like a tube; tubular; hollow- stemmed. [Bare.] In
desolate places, where dank moisture breeds The pipy hemlock to strange
overgrowth. Keats, Endymion, L piquancy (pe'kan-si), n. [< piquan(t) + -cy.]
Piquant quality ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
2 the play retains much of its original piquancy: interest, fascination, excitement,
vigour, vitality, liveliness, spirit, colour, sparkle, zest, spice, spiciness, sharpness,
raciness, saltiness, provocativeness, bite, edge; informal zing, pizzazz.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
How should I ? " replied Phoebe, with simple piquancy. Hawthorne, Seven
Gables, xiL Our American life is dreadfully barren of those elements of the social
picturesque which give piquancy to anecdote. Lowell, Study windows, p. 91.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
"I cannot see his thoughts I How should I ? " replied Phoebe, with simple
piquancy. Hawthorne, Seven Gables, xli. Our American life is dreadfully barren of
those elements of the social picturesque which give piquancy to anecdote.
Lowell ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIQUANCY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
piquancy is used in the context of the following news items.
Lessons For Seattle From Nordic Social Democracy: Rent Control Is …
There's a certain piquancy at seeing this in that bastion of icy Nordic social democracy that is Sweden. For as Greg Mankiw has pointed out, ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Merkel tops guest list at legendary Bayreuth Festival
Those rumours were given added piquancy when it was announced that German soprano Anja Kampe, reportedly close to Petrenko, pulled out ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
The best of Britain in cricket and other sports
... the Open Championship lost almost its entire Saturday because of bad weather, to wit an excess of the wind that is meant to add piquancy to ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
Mrs. Pickle picked for library program
Apart from Haddock performing as her alter ego in Mrs. Pickle's Presentation of Piquancy, which is free for children, there will also be free ... «Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era, Jul 15»
Fatty Taste, Called Oleogustus, is Proposed as Sixth on Human Palate
The debate over the sixth taste has been a long-running one. Other proposed basic tastes have included calcium, piquancy and metallic ... «Laboratory Equipment, Jul 15»
Turn up the heat
Adding chili to food is more than just about providing piquancy, and they have some important health benefits that are particularly valuable in a ... «Taipei Times, Jul 15»
DVD: While We're Young
It adds depth and piquancy to this story of a forty-something couple trying to come to terms with the fading of youth's infinite possibilities (“What's ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
Bayreuth curtain to rise on Katharina Wagner's 'Tristan and Isolde'
Those rumours were given added piquancy when it was announced that German soprano Anja Kampe, a close friend of Petrenko, pulled out of ... «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
Fay Maschler reviews Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express
Eating raw fish flown in daily (with pizza on the side should you so wish) in the company of locals takes on added piquancy in that clanging, ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
Review | Barasti Bar & Grill is a globetrotter
Its piquancy was matched by its tenderness. Tender, flavorful pork is rare, and I'm not referring to temperature. Overcooking the meat until it's ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
