- entrée dish
- entrée dish nounA dish, usually silver, with a cover, suitable for an entrée• • •Main Entry: ↑entrée
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dish — [n1] eating receptacle bowl, casserole, ceramic, china, container, cup, mug, pitcher, plate, platter, porringer, pot, pottery, salver, saucer, tray, vessel; concept 494 dish [n2] main part of meal course, eats*, entrée, fare, food, helping,… … New thesaurus
entree — 1724, opening piece of an opera or ballet, from Fr. entrée, from O.Fr. entree (see ENTRY (Cf. entry)). Cookery sense is from 1759; originally the dish which was introductory to the main course. The word had been borrowed in M.E. as entre act of… … Etymology dictionary
entree — or entrée [än′trā΄, än trā′; ] Fr [ än trā′] n. [Fr entrée < OFr < fem. pp. of entrer, ENTER] a) the act of entering b) right, permission, or freedom to enter, use, or take part in; access c) the main course of a meal d) in som … English World dictionary
entrée — ► NOUN 1) the main course of a meal. 2) Brit. a dish served between the fish and meat courses at a formal dinner. 3) right of entry. ORIGIN French … English terms dictionary
Entrée — An entrée (French, literally meaning entry or entrance ) is one of several savory courses in a Western style formal meal service. Its traditional definition, still used in Europe and Australia, refers to a smaller course that precedes the main… … Wikipedia
dish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plate, saucer, etc.; serving; recipe; (pl.) tableware. See receptacle, food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Plate] Syn. vessel, bowl, platter, saucer, pottery, ceramic; see also china , plate 4 . Kinds of… … English dictionary for students
entrée — en|trée [ˈɔntreı US ˈa:n ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: ENTRY] 1.) the main dish of a meal, or a dish served before the main course used in restaurants or on formal occasions ▪ an entrée of roast duck 2.) [U and C] formal the right or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dish (food) — Baked Tapioca root in a pot A Chinese rice dish on a plate … Wikipedia
entrée — /ahn tray/, n. 1. a dish served as the main course of a meal. 2. Older Use. a dish served at dinner between the principal courses. 3. the privilege of entering; access. 4. a means of obtaining entry: His friendship with an actor s son was his… … Universalium
dish — Synonyms and related words: KO, antepast, autoclave, babble, baffle, bail, balk, billy, blast, boil, bowl, brave, broil, bucket, cackle, caddy, cage, can, canister, casserole, cave, cave in, challenge, chat, checkmate, china, chinaware,… … Moby Thesaurus
