transitive, absol., and intransitive with of. To try by tasting. spec. To taste food or drink before it is offered to a prince or lord. Obsolete exc…

To try the flavour or quality of by the sense of taste; to put a small quantity of (something) into the mouth in order to ascertain the flavour…

to taste of: a construction used in several senses, sometimes simply = taste, sometimes = take a taste… To make trial of by tasting, to try the…

transitive. To test (food or drink) by tasting; to sample, taste, partake of. Also intransitive with of. Cf. assay, v. 5. Obsolete.

transitive. Originally and chiefly Scottish. To taste (drink, esp. ale) to ensure that it is of the proper quality; (also) to value (drink, esp…

To try by tasting; = assay, v. 5. Obsolete.

transitive. To perceive or try with the palate, to taste; to gratify the palate with; to enjoy the taste of, relish. Also figurative.

transitive. To sample by tasting; to taste, partake of.

To try the flavour of; to taste. rare.

(transitive) to test (something) by tasting it, to test the taste of (something); also absol.