- (n.) A piece of orange or lemon peel or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.
- (v.t.) To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.
- (n.) Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
- (n.) The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
- (v.t.) To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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