His poetry is appreciated by experts, but is is caviare to the general.
The writer considered that many of his books were just caviar to the general.
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caviar — or caviare [kav′ē är΄, käv′ē är΄; kav΄ē är′] n. [Fr < It caviale < Turk khāvyār < Pers khāviyār < khāya, egg + dār, bearing: orig., spawning fish, hence, roe] the salted eggs of sturgeon, salmon, etc. eaten as an appetizer caviar to… … English World dictionary
caviar — also caviare noun Etymology: earlier cavery, caviarie, from obsolete Italian caviari, plural of caviaro, from Turkish havyar Date: circa 1560 1. processed salted roe of large fish (as sturgeon) 2. something considered too … New Collegiate Dictionary
caviar — /ˈkævia / (say kaveeah), /kæviˈa / (say kavee ah) noun 1. the salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish, considered a great delicacy. –phrase 2. caviar to the general, something beyond appeal to the popular taste. Also, Rare, caviare. {French,… …
caviar caviare — noun (U) 1 the preserved eggs of various large fish, eaten as a special very expensive food 2 caviar to the general BrE literary something that only a sensitive and educated person can enjoy or understand … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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Caviar — Cav i*ar, Caviare Ca*viare , n. [F. caviar, fr. It. caviale, fr. Turk. Hav[=i][=a]r.] The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; used as a relish, esp. in Russia. [1913 Webster] Note: Caviare was considered a delicacy, by some, in Shakespeare … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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