Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Seasoning \Sea"son*ing\, n.
   1. The act or process by which anything is seasoned.

   2. That which is added to any species of food, to give it a
      higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.

   3. Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve
      dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation.

            Political speculations are of so dry and austere a
            nature, that they will not go down with the public
            without frequent seasonings.          --Addison.

   {Seasoning tub} (Bakery), a trough in which dough is set to
      rise. --Knight.