Sweet

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adv Sweetly.

II. Sweet ·vt To Sweeten.

III. Sweet ·noun Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, ·etc.

IV. Sweet ·noun Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, ·etc.

V. Sweet ·superl Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.

VI. Sweet ·noun That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.

VII. Sweet ·noun One who is dear to another; a darling;

— a term of endearment.

VIII. Sweet ·noun That which is sweet to the taste;

— used chiefly in the plural.

IX. Sweet ·noun That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.

X. Sweet ·superl Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.

XI. Sweet ·superl Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.

XII. Sweet ·superl Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.

XIII. Sweet ·superl Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer.

XIV. Sweet ·superl Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine;

— opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.

XV. Sweet ·superl Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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