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Meaning of 'zest' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Zest [ 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.
- Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
- The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
2 . Zest [ v. t.]
- To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
- To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.

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