zest

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc. [1913 Webster]

2.Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto. [1913 Webster]

Almighty Vanity! to thee they owe Their zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe.— Young.[1913 Webster]

Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the highest zest and relish to social intercourse.— Gogan.[1913 Webster]

3.The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

1.To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything. [1913 Webster]

2.To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine. --Gibber. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

An object-oriented extension of Z.

["Object Orientation in Z", S. Stepney et al eds, Springer 1992].