taster

Eng. tast (e), v.; -er.] 1. One who tastes. 2. Specif., one whose duty it is to ascertain the quality, ., of food or drink by tasting it before duty being to take care that no poison or other injurious matter was introduced into their lord's food, for which purpose they tasted all the food or drink themselves before giving it to him. "The lights are disposed in order about the cups; the cup-bearers, skinkers, and tasters , are changed."-P. Hol land : Plutarch , p. 177. 3. One employed to taste the quality of provisions, ., by tasting samples submitted to him by the vendors; as, a tea- taster . 4. Anything by which or in which anything is tasted, as a cheese- taster , a dram-cup, or the like. tāst-1-lý, adv . [Eng. tasty; -ly.] In a tasty or tasteful manner; with good taste, tastefully. tāst-ing, pr . par . or a. [TASTE, v.] tasting-hole, s. Steel - manufac .: A small hole through the bar trough and the wall of a cementing-furnace, through which a bar of iron may be withdrawn to examine the condition and degree of progre . tăs-tō, adv. [Ital.=touch.] Music: A direction that the pa age to which it is affixed is to be played in unison, without accompanying chords.