caviar, caviare
(noun) salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d’oeuvre
Source: WordNet® 3.1
caviar (countable and uncountable, plural caviars)
Roe of the sturgeon or other large fish, considered a delicacy.
(figurative) Something whose flavour is too fine for the vulgar taste.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ca*viare", Cav"i*ar, n. Etym: [F. caviar, fr. It. caviale, fr. Turk. Havi\'ber.]
Definition: The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; -- used as a relish, esp. in Russia.
Note: Caviare was considered a delicacy, by some, in Shakespeare's time, but was not relished by most. Hence Hamlet says of a certain play. "'T was caviare to the general," i. e., above the taste of the common people.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
