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Spicery

Definition: Spicery

Spicery

Noun

1. The property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Date "spicery" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Specialty Definition: Spicery

Domain	Definition
Bible	Spicery Heb. nechoth, identified with the Arabic naka'at, the gum tragacanth, obtained from the astralagus, of which there are about twenty species found in Palestine. The tragacanth of commerce is obtained from the A. tragacantha. "The gum exudes plentifully under the heat of the sun on the leaves, thorns, and exteremity of the twigs." Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Spicery

Synonyms: spice (n), spiciness (n). (additional references)

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Spicery

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
spicery	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: Spicery

Language		Translations for "spicery"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		специи, подправки (kitchen herbs), пикантност (heat, piquancy, poignancy, pungency, raciness, salacity, salt, savor, savour, zest). (various references)

Pig Latin		iceryspay

Romanian		haz (frolic, fun, gracefulness, humor, humour, jocularity, salt, sport, wit), farmec (allurement, amenity, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charm, delight, enchantment, endearment, enticement, fascination, glamor, glamour, grace, loveliness, lure, relish, salt, seduction, sex appeal, spell, witchery), condimente, arome. (various references)

Swedish		kryddor (kitchen herbs). (various references)

Turkish		baharat (condiment, seasoning, spice, spices). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Bible Trace: Spicery

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 37, Verse 25
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ekaqisan de fagein arton kai anableyanteV toiV ofqalmoiV eidon kai idou odoiporoi ismahlitai hrconto ek galaad kai ai kamhloi autwn egemon qumiamatwn kai rhtinhV kai stakthV eporeuonto de katagagein eiV aigupton
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et sedentes ut comederent panem viderunt viatores Ismahelitas venire de Galaad et camelos eorum portare aromata et resinam et stacten in Aegyptum
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	The which whanne she shulde be lad to the peyne, sent to her housbond fader, seiynge, Of the man whos thes ben Y haue conseyued; know thow whos is the ryng, and the arm sercle, and the staf?
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And they satt them doune to eate brede. And as they lyft vp their eyes and loked aboute there came a companye of Ismaelites from Gilead and their camels lade with spicery baulme and myrre and were goynge doune in to Egipte.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry them down to Egypt.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: Spicery

Language	Genesis Chapter 37, Verse 25
Cebuano	Ug nanglingkod sila sa pagkaon sa tinapay, ug giyahat ang ilang mga mata ug nanagtan-aw sila, ug ania karon ang usa ka panon sa mga Ismaelihanon nga nagapadulong kanila gikan sa Galaad uban ang ilang mga camello, nga nagatangkil sa pahumot, haplas ug mirra, nga ginadala nila ngadto sa Egipto.
Croatian	Potom sjednu da ruèaju. Kako podignu svoje oèi, opaze povorku Jišmaelaca gdje dolazi iz Gileada. Deve su im nosile mirodije, balzam i mirisavu smolu da ih preprodaju u Egipat.
Danish	Derpå satte de sig til at holde Måltid. Og da de så op, fik de Øje på en Karavane af Ismaeliter, der kom fra Gilead, og deres Kameler var belæssede med Tragakantgummi, Mastiksbalsam og Cistusharpiks, som de var på Vej til Ægypten med.
Dutch	Daarna zaten zij neder om brood te eten, en hieven hun ogen op, en zagen, en ziet, een reisgezelschap van Ismaelieten kwam uit Gilead; en hun kemelen droegen specerijen en balsem, en mirre, reizende, om dat af te brengen naar Egypte.
Finnish	Senjälkeen he istuivat aterioimaan. Ja kun he nostivat silmänsä, näkivät he ismaelilaismatkueen tulevan Gileadista; heidän kamelinsa kuljettivat kumihartsia, balsamia ja hajupihkaa, ja he olivat viemässä niitä Egyptiin.
French	Ils s`assirent ensuite pour manger. Ayant levé les yeux, ils virent une caravane d`Ismaélites venant de Galaad; leurs chameaux étaient chargés d`aromates, de baume et de myrrhe, qu`ils transportaient en Égypte.
German	Und setzten sich nieder, zu essen. Indes hoben sie ihre Augen auf und sahen einen Haufen Ismaeliter kommen von Gilead mit ihren Kamelen; die trugen Würze, Balsam und Myrrhe und zogen hinab nach Ägypten.
Haitian Creole	Apre sa, yo chita pou yo manje. Pandan yo leve je yo, konsa yo wè yon kolonn moun Izmayèl ki t'ap vwayaje. Yo te soti Galarad. Chamo yo te chaje ak gonm bwa, lansan ak lami yo t'ap pote al vann nan peyi Lejip.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Ketika mereka sedang makan, tiba-tiba terlihat oleh mereka suatu kafilah orang Ismael yang sedang dalam perjalanan dari Gilead ke Mesir. Unta-unta mereka bermuatan rempah-rempah dan kismis.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Lalu mereka itu duduk hendak makan roti. Serta mereka itu mengangkat matanya dilihatnya bahwasanya adalah datang suatu kafilah orang Ismaili dari negeri Gilead serta dengan untanya bermuat rempah-rempah dan getah dan kemenyan, ia itu berjalan hendak ke Mesir.
Italian	Poi sedettero per prendere cibo. Quando ecco, alzando gli occhi, videro arrivare una carovana di Ismaeliti provenienti da Galaad, con i cammelli carichi di resina, di balsamo e di laudano, che andavano a portare in Egitto.
Maori	Na ka noho ratou ki te kai taro: a ka anga ake o ratou kanohi, na, ko tetahi tira Ihimaeri e haere mai ana i Kireara me a ratou kamera, he waha i nga mea kakara, i te pama, i te maira, e haere ana ki te kawe ki raro, ki Ihipa.
Norwegian	Så satte de sig til å holde måltid; og da de så op, fikk de se et reisefølge av ismaelitter som kom fra Gilead, og deres kameler bar krydderier og balsam og ladanum; de var på vei med dette ned til Egypten. # < et slags velluktende gummi.>
Portuguese	Depois sentaram-se para comer; e, levantando os olhos, viram uma caravana de ismaelitas que vinha de Gileade; nos seus camelos traziam tragacanto, bálsamo e mirra, que iam levar ao Egito.
Rumanian	,,Apoi au wezut sq mqnknce. Ridickndu-wi ochii, au vqzut o ceatq de Ismaeliyi venind din Galaad; cqmilele lor erau kncqrcate cu tqmkie, cu leac alinqtor wi smirnq, pe cari le duceau kn Egipt.
Spanish	Después se sentaron a comer, y alzando los ojos miraron, y he aquí que una caravana de ismaelitas venía de Galaad con sus camellos cargados de perfumes, bálsamo y mirra para llevarlos a Egipto.
Swedish	Därefter satte de sig ned för att äta. När de då lyfte upp sina ögon, fingo de se ett tåg av ismaeliter komma från Gilead, och deras kameler voro lastade med dragantgummi, balsam och ladanum; de voro på väg med detta ned till Egypten.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Rhyming with "Spicery"

Words rhyming with "spicery" (pronounced 'Spi"cer*y'): Chancery, Embracery, grocery, Mercery, Nicery, sorcery. (additional references)

Anagrams: Spicery

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-e-i-p-r-s-y"
	-1 letter: cripes, crispy, cypres, precis, prices, pricey, spicer, spicey.
	-2 letters: cires, crepy, cries, cripe, crisp, epics, peris, piers, preys, price, pricy, pries, prise, pyres, pyric, rices, ripes, scrip, sepic, speir, spice, spicy, spier, spire, spiry, yipes.
	-3 letters: ceps, cire, cris, epic, espy, ices, ires, pecs, peri, pice, pics, pier, pies, prey, pyes, pyic, pyre.
	Words containing the letters "c-e-i-p-r-s-y"
	+2 letters: precisely, supercity.
	+3 letters: hypersonic, hypocrites, micropyles, panegyrics, pericycles, preciosity, preciously, presbyopic, presidency, prespecify, sphericity, syncarpies, typescript.
	+4 letters: caryopsides, copywriters, cryoscopies, decryptions, discrepancy, encryptions, hypermnesic, hyperstatic, hypocrisies, hypodermics, hypsometric, imprecisely, necropsying, persistency, persnickety, perspicuity, plyometrics, predynastic, presbyopics, presciently, presynaptic, pricelessly, pyromancies, retinoscopy, specularity, spherically, stereotypic, typescripts, viceroyship.
	+5 letters: antipyretics, coprosperity, cryptologies, cryptomerias, cyclosporine, cypripediums, discrepantly, hydrospheric, hyperactives, hypercapnias, hypercritics, hyperostotic, hyperplastic, hypersthenic, interpsychic, percussively, perniciously, perspicacity, phenocrystic, phylacteries, plebiscitary, polycentrism, polychromies, precariously, preclusively, precociously, prediscovery, psychiatries, psychometric, pyrotechnics, pyrotechnist, respectively, seraphically, streptomycin, superciliary, viceroyships.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern

5. Bible Trace
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography

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