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Spice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spiced (?); p. p. & vb. n. Spicing (?).]
1. To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, “to spice wine; to spice one's words with wit”.
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She 'll receive thee, but will spice thy bread
With flowery poisons. Chapman.
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2. To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices.
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In the spiced Indian air, by night. Shak.
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3. To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous. [Obs.] “A spiced conscience.” Chaucer.
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