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DIET, n. [L., Gr., manner of living, mode of life prescribe by a physician, food, a room, parlor or bed room. In the middle ages, this word was used to denote the provision or food for one day, and for a journey of one day. Hence it seems to be from dies, day, or its root; and hence the word may have come to signify a meal or supper, and the room occupied for eating.] 1. Food or victuals; as, milk is a wholesome diet; flesh is nourishing diet.2. Food regulated by a physician, or by medical rules; food prescribed for the prevention or cure of disease, and limited in kind or quantity. I restrained myself to a regular diet of flesh once a day.3. Allowance of provision.For his diet there was a continual diet given him by the king. Jeremiah 52.4. Board, or boarding; as, to pay a certain sum for diet, washing and lodging.DIET, n. [G.] An assembly of the states or circles of the empire of Germany and of Poland; a convention of princes, electors, ecclesiastical dignitaries, and representatives of free cities, to deliberate on the affairs of the empire. There are also diets of states and cantons. DIET, v.t. 1. To feed; to board; to furnish provisions for; as, the master diets his apprentice.2. To take food by rules prescribed; as, an invalid should carefully diet himself.3. To feed; to furnish aliment; as, to diet revenge.DIET, v.i. 1. To eat according to rules prescribed.2. To eat; to feed; as, the students diet in commons.
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DIET, n. [L., Gr., manner of living, mode of life prescribe by a physician, food, a room, parlor or bed room. In the middle ages, this word was used to denote the provision or food for one day, and for a journey of one day. Hence it seems to be from dies, day, or its root; and hence the word may have come to signify a meal or supper, and the room occupied for eating.] 1. Food or victuals; as, milk is a wholesome diet; flesh is nourishing diet.2. Food regulated by a physician, or by medical rules; food prescribed for the prevention or cure of disease, and limited in kind or quantity. I restrained myself to a regular diet of flesh once a day.3. Allowance of provision.For his diet there was a continual diet given him by the king. Jeremiah 52.4. Board, or boarding; as, to pay a certain sum for diet, washing and lodging.DIET, n. [G.] An assembly of the states or circles of the empire of Germany and of Poland; a convention of princes, electors, ecclesiastical dignitaries, and representatives of free cities, to deliberate on the affairs of the empire. There are also diets of states and cantons. DIET, v.t. 1. To feed; to board; to furnish provisions for; as, the master diets his apprentice.2. To take food by rules prescribed; as, an invalid should carefully diet himself.3. To feed; to furnish aliment; as, to diet revenge.DIET, v.i. 1. To eat according to rules prescribed.2. To eat; to feed; as, the students diet in commons. | DI'ET, n. [D. ryksdag; G. reichstag; Sw. riksdag; Dan. rigsdag; empire's day, imperial diet. These words prove that diet is from dies, day. So in Scots law, diet of appearance.]An assembly of the states or circles of the empire of Germany and of Poland; a convention of princes, electors, ecclesiastical dignitaries, and representatives of free cities, to deliberate on the affairs of the empire. There are also diets of states and cantons. – Encyc. DI'ET, n.1 [L. diæta; Gr. διαιτα, manner a living, mode of life prescribed by a physician, food, a room, parlor or bedroom; Sp. dieta; Fr. diète; It. dieta. In the middle ages, this word was used to denote the provision of food for one day, and for a journey of one day. Spelman. Hence it seems to be from dies, day, or its root; and hence the word may have come to signify a meal or supper, and the room occupied for eating.]- Food or victuals; as, milk is a wholesome diet; flesh is a nourishing diet.
- Food regulated by a physician, or by medical rules; food prescribed for the prevention or cure of disease, and limited in kind or quantity. I restrained myself to a regular diet of flesh once a day.
- Allowance of provision.
For his diet there was a continual diet given him by the king. – Jer. lii.
- Board, or boarding; as, to pay a certain sum for diet, washing and lodging.
DI'ET, v.i.- To eat according to rules prescribed.
- To eat; to feed; as, the students diet in commons.
DI'ET, v.t.- To feed; to board; to furnish provisions for; as, the master diets his apprentice.
- To take food by rules prescribed; as, an invalid should carefully diet himself.
- To feed; to furnish aliment; as, to diet revenge. – Shak.
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- Course of living or nourishment; what is eaten and drunk
habitually; food; victuals; fare.
- To cause to take food] to
feed.
- To
eat; to take one's meals.
- A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany, Poland, and
some other countries of Europe; a deliberative convention; a council;
as, the Diet of Worms, held in 1521.
- Any of
various national or local assemblies;
- A course of food selected with reference
to a particular state of health; prescribed allowance of food;
regimen prescribed.
- To cause to eat and drink sparingly, or by
prescribed rules; to regulate medicinally the food of.
- To eat according to prescribed rules; to
ear sparingly; as, the doctor says he must diet.
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Diet DIET, noun [Latin , Gr., manner of living, mode of life prescribe by a physician, food, a room, parlor or bed room. In the middle ages, this word was used to denote the provision or food for one day, and for a journey of one day. Hence it seems to be from dies, day, or its root; and hence the word may have come to signify a meal or supper, and the room occupied for eating.] 1. Food or victuals; as, milk is a wholesome diet; flesh is nourishing diet 2. Food regulated by a physician, or by medical rules; food prescribed for the prevention or cure of disease, and limited in kind or quantity. I restrained myself to a regular diet of flesh once a day. 3. Allowance of provision. For his diet there was a continual diet given him by the king. Jeremiah 52:34. 4. Board, or boarding; as, to pay a certain sum for diet washing and lodging. DIET, noun [G.] An assembly of the states or circles of the empire of Germany and of Poland; a convention of princes, electors, ecclesiastical dignitaries, and representatives of free cities, to deliberate on the affairs of the empire. There are also diets of states and cantons. DIET, verb transitive 1. To feed; to board; to furnish provisions for; as, the master diets his apprentice. 2. To take food by rules prescribed; as, an invalid should carefully diet himself. 3. To feed; to furnish aliment; as, to diet revenge. DIET, verb intransitive 1. To eat according to rules prescribed. 2. To eat; to feed; as, the students diet in commons.
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