Defn: Of or pertaining to a relic or relics; of the nature of a relic. [R.]
RELIQUIDATE
Re*liq"ui*date (r-lk"w-dt), v. t.
Defn: To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time.
RELIQUIDATION
Re*liq`ui*da"tion (-d*"shn), n.
Defn: A second or renewed liquidation; a renewed adjustment. A.
Hamilton.
RELISH
Rel"ish (rl"sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relished (-; p. pr. & vb. n.
Relishing.] Etym: [Of. relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re- re-
+ lechier to lick, F. l. See Lecher, Lick.]
1. To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food. Now I begin to relish thy advice. Shak. He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys. Atterbury.
2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably. A savory bit that served to relish wine. Dryden.
RELISH
Rel"ish, v. i.
Defn: To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor. Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits. Shak. A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature. Woodward.