gustableadj.n.

/ˈɡʌstəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < late Latin gustābilis, < gustāre to taste: see gust v.¹ and -able suffix.

Now rare.

A. adj.

1. That can be tasted, tasteable; also, having a pleasant taste, appetizing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [adjective] > able to be tasted

gustable1480

tasteable1572

tastive1644

1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xv. iii Mylk, hony & herbes gustable.

1601–2 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law i. 15 If the thing that is sold bee liquide and gustable, and the buyer doth taste of it.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey ii. 127 Of so many thousand wels..this only affoordeth gustable waters.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. viii. 345 A Gustable thing seen or smelt, excites the Appetite.

1838 New Monthly Mag. 53 557 Oysters have furnished food, both mental and gustable, to the wag.

1870 A. L. Adams Notes Naturalist Nile Valley & Malta 36 The removal of the skin adds apparently to the gustable qualities of these birds.

2. Of qualities: Perceptible by the sense of taste. Of perceptions: Gustatory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [adjective] > having taste

savoureda1398

gusted1535

verdured1541

smoky1542

relished1567

sapient1599

tasted1604

sapid1634

gustable1657

saporousa1670

palated1671

tremulous1675

saltly1736

garlicky1775

slaty1824

trufflesque1841

pepperminty1854

flavoured1867

tasting1907

tomatoey1909

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. F Some [qualities] are tangible..others gustable.

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing vii. 67 A blind man cannot conceive colours, but either as some audible, gustable, odoriferous or tactile qualities.

c1705 G. Berkeley in A. C. Fraser Life & Lett. G. Berkeley (1871) 476 Gustable and olefactible perceptions.

1855 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. iii. x. 427 The higher animals exhibit a power of perceiving an increased number of gustable differences.

B. n.

A thing that can be tasted; an article of food.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > [noun] > an article or kind of food

meateOE

meatkinOE

foodOE

repast?c1500

refection1502

viand1527

sustenance1528

victual1558

cate1634

gustable1642

comestible1799

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. H The touch acknowledgeth no gustables; The tast no fragrant smell or stinking sent.

a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) iv. iii. 81 Should we judge of Gustables by our Tast.

1838 A. B. Granville Spas Germany 85 What gastronome..can hope to partake of the tithe part of this long list of gustables?

1895 Outing Oct. 28/1 A table that literally cries aloud with its weight of gustables.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	gustable
释义	gustableadj.n. /ˈɡʌstəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < late Latin gustābilis, < gustāre to taste: see gust v.¹ and -able suffix. Now rare. A. adj. 1. That can be tasted, tasteable; also, having a pleasant taste, appetizing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [adjective] > able to be tasted gustable1480 tasteable1572 tastive1644 1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xv. iii Mylk, hony & herbes gustable. 1601–2 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law i. 15 If the thing that is sold bee liquide and gustable, and the buyer doth taste of it. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey ii. 127 Of so many thousand wels..this only affoordeth gustable waters. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. viii. 345 A Gustable thing seen or smelt, excites the Appetite. 1838 New Monthly Mag. 53 557 Oysters have furnished food, both mental and gustable, to the wag. 1870 A. L. Adams Notes Naturalist Nile Valley & Malta 36 The removal of the skin adds apparently to the gustable qualities of these birds. 2. Of qualities: Perceptible by the sense of taste. Of perceptions: Gustatory. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [adjective] > having taste savoureda1398 gusted1535 verdured1541 smoky1542 relished1567 sapient1599 tasted1604 sapid1634 gustable1657 saporousa1670 palated1671 tremulous1675 saltly1736 garlicky1775 slaty1824 trufflesque1841 pepperminty1854 flavoured1867 tasting1907 tomatoey1909 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. F Some [qualities] are tangible..others gustable. 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing vii. 67 A blind man cannot conceive colours, but either as some audible, gustable, odoriferous or tactile qualities. c1705 G. Berkeley in A. C. Fraser Life & Lett. G. Berkeley (1871) 476 Gustable and olefactible perceptions. 1855 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. iii. x. 427 The higher animals exhibit a power of perceiving an increased number of gustable differences. B. n. A thing that can be tasted; an article of food. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > [noun] > an article or kind of food meateOE meatkinOE foodOE repast?c1500 refection1502 viand1527 sustenance1528 victual1558 cate1634 gustable1642 comestible1799 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. H The touch acknowledgeth no gustables; The tast no fragrant smell or stinking sent. a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) iv. iii. 81 Should we judge of Gustables by our Tast. 1838 A. B. Granville Spas Germany 85 What gastronome..can hope to partake of the tithe part of this long list of gustables? 1895 Outing Oct. 28/1 A table that literally cries aloud with its weight of gustables. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.n.1480
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