Vi"and (?), n. [F. viande meat, food, LL. vianda, vivanda, vivenda, properly, things to live on, fr. L. vivere to live; akin to vivus living. See Vivid, and cf. Victualis.]
An article of food; provisions; food; victuals; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Cowper.
Viands of various kinds allure the taste.
Pope.
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