And it appears that the person whom the Romans now call the taster was at that time called by the Greeks =protenthês=.
There are times when the Puritan element disappears; and it is Hazlitt the eager, curious taster of life that is presented to us.
Better far to accept him as he is, a wanderer, a rover, a curious taster of life, at once a mystic and a realist.
A first-rate tea-taster may make a fortune in a few years; but, from constantly inhaling minute particles of the herb, the health is frequently ruined.
With all due deference to his art, sometimes, when the taster does not know exactly what to say of a sample, the book will bear witness that the parcel has "a decided tea flavor.
You may be the best tea-taster in the world," she said, "but the purity of your palate will never gain you a paragraph in a single society paper.
I used to think Ian Maclaren's sermon-taster a possible exaggeration of an existent type, but I now see that she is truth itself.
Walter Cromwell did not go to the ale-taster before he drew and sold his beer, and for failing so to do was fined as aforesaid.
In order to prevent the sale of bad beer in those days, an ale-taster was appointed to pass, or condemn as unfit, all brewing in the parish.
I saw nothing surpassingly beautiful or curious; but your true taster of the most seasoned of dishes finds well-nigh the whole mixture in any mouthful.
But what crude, unrestrained, unfermented--even raw and drugged liquor, must the literary tasterput to his unwilling lips day after day!
He was only an ornamental appendage at this time, and was seldom called upon to exercise his function; but there had been times, not many generations past, when the office of taster had its perils, and was not a grandeur to be desired.
The Taster to his highness the Prince of Wales was there also, prepared to taste any suspicious dish upon requirement, and run the risk of being poisoned.
These dishes were received by a gentleman in the same order they were brought, and placed upon the table, while the taster gave to each guard a mouthful to eat of the particular dish he had brought, for fear of any poison.
We can readily imagine the head handler in the caves leading a night inspection with a candle, followed by his chief taster and a regiment of cats.
The abracadabra is comparable to that of the wine-taster or tea-taster.
Cheese by itself being none too palatable, the taster would saunter over to the cracker barrel, shoo the cat off and help himself to the old-time crackers that can't be beat today.
That is on the same principle exactly that a tea-taster or a wine-taster discovers the real flavor of the particular variety he is testing.
Again and again the taster is brought up, full of gault, and its contents or "core" thrown aside.
The taster is then removed and a "chisel" substituted for "striking the rock," i.
The attendant took it to the pitcher, and cooled it with the poisoned water, and then gave it back again to Britannicus without asking the taster to taste it again.
The taster was to avoid, by means of some dextrous management, the taking of any portion of the fatal ingredients himself.
For three years I have upheld the dignity of your honourable Court as ale-taster without emolument, stipend, fee or perquisite of any kind.
The appointment of ale-taster took place annually along with those of the greave, moor and hedge lookers, bellman and officers for the assize of bread at the Halmot Court of the Lord of the Honor.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "taster" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: example; sample; specimen; taste
