veneson

veneson
veneso(u)n, -sun
obs. forms of venison.

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  • venaison — [ vənɛzɔ̃ ] n. f. • veneison 1138; lat. venationem « chasse, gibier », de venari 1 ♦ Chair de grand gibier (cerf, chevreuil, daim, sanglier). « un parfum de chasse, comme un relent de venaison » (Jaloux). 2 ♦ Vén. Graisse du cerf, du sanglier. ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Venison — Ven i*son (?; 277), n. [OE. veneison, veneson, venison, OF. veneison, F. venaison, L. venatio hunting, the chase, game, fr. venari, p. p. venatus, to hunt; perhaps akin to OHG. weidin?n, weidenen, to pasture, to hunt, G. weide pasturage. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • venison — /ˈvɛnəsən / (say venuhsuhn) noun the flesh of a deer or similar animal. {Middle English, from Old French veneson, from Latin vēnātio hunting} …  

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