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Zest

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(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.

(2):

(n.) Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.

(3):

(n.) The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.

(4):

(v. t.) To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.

(5):

(v. t.) To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Zest'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​z/zest.html. 1828.