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Meaning of TIMBALE

Pronunciation:  'timbul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods
  2. [n]  individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell
 
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 Synonyms: timbale case
 
 See Also: dish, pastry

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tim`bale"\, n. [F., prop., a kettledrum; -- so named
from the form of the mold used. Cf. {Timbal}.] (Cookery)
A seasoned preparation, as of chicken, lobster, cheese, or
fish, cooked in a drum-shaped mold; also, a pastry case,
usually small, filled with a cooked mixture.
 

 

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