savoury : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: savoury	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for savoury
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
savoury adj morally wholesome or acceptable; "a past that was scarcely savory" Synonym(s): savory, savoury Antonym(s): offensive, unsavory, unsavoury having an agreeably pungent taste Synonym(s): piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty pleasing to the sense of taste Synonym(s): mouth-watering, savory, savoury n either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family [syn: savory, savoury] an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre Synonym(s): savory, savoury
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Savory \Sa"vor*y\ (-[ycr]), a. [From {Savor}.] Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell. [Written also {savoury}.] The chewing flocks Had ta'en their supper on the savory herb. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Savory \Sa"vory\ (s[amac]"v[osl]r[ycr]), n. [F. savor[82]e; cf. It. santoreggia, satureja, L. satureia,] (Bot.) An aromatic labiate plant ({Satureia hortensis}), much used in cooking; -- also called {summer savory}. [Written also {savoury}.]