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Meaning of VINAIGRETTE

Pronunciation:  `vinu'gret

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 Definition: [n]  oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
 
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 Synonyms: French dressing, sauce vinaigrette
 
 See Also: dressing, French dressing for fruit salad, salad dressing

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Vin`ai*grette"\, n. [F., fr. vinaigre vinegar.]
1. (Cookery) A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other
   ingredients, -- used esp. for cold meats.
2. A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar
   contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling
   salts; -- called also {vinegarette}.
3. A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be
   drawn or pushed by a boy or man. [R.]
 

 

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