Dietaries [noun]

The dietaries had apparently all been sanctioned without reference to such an inquiry.

This experiment upon the dietaries has been tried, and with what success let public opinion trumpet-tongued proclaim.

Such calculation has become an essential factor in the preparation of dietaries.

The most noticeable of the improvements introduced was a better regulation of dietaries within the prison.

There was an absolute want of uniformity in dietaries; in some prisons it was too liberal, in others too low.

There are great variations in workhouse dietaries,—from one spare meat dinner in the week to a meat dinner daily.

The dietaries of well known authorities on diabetes are not in harmony with this statement.

Sir John in return supplied her with facts which she needed about naval stores, dietaries, and statistics.

She consulted Professor Christison on dietetics, and procured dietaries from foreign hospitals.

Avoirdupois is the weight in common use for marketing, while many tables for calculating dietaries are in the metric system.