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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Diet \Di"et\, n. [F. di[`e]te, L. diaeta, fr. Gr. ? manner of
living.]
1. Course of living or nourishment; what is eaten and drunk
habitually; food; victuals; fare. "No inconvenient diet."
--Milton.
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2. A course of food selected with reference to a particular
state of health; prescribed allowance of food; regimen
prescribed.
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To fast like one that takes diet. --Shak.
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{Diet kitchen}, a kitchen in which diet is prepared for
invalids; a charitable establishment that provides proper
food for the sick poor.
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