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meringue

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me·ringue  (m-rng)
n.
1. A topping for pastry or pies made of a mixture of egg whites and sugar beaten until stiff and often baked until brown.
2. A small pastry shell or cake made of stiffly beaten, baked egg whites and sugar, often containing fruit or nutmeats.
[French méringue.]
meringue [mer-rang]
Noun
1. stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and baked
2. a small cake made from this mixture [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.meringuemeringue - sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar
topping - a flavorful addition on top of a dish
Translations
Spanish meringue [məˈræŋ] n → merengue m
French meringue [məˈræŋ] n → meringue f
German meringue [məˈræŋ] n → Baiser nt
Italian meringue [məˈræŋ] n → meringa
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Or how, at the tender age when a confectioner seems to him a very prince whom all the world must envy--who breakfasts on macaroons, dines on meringues, sups on twelfth-cake, and fills up the intermediate hours with sugar-candy or peppermint--how is he to foresee the day of sad wisdom, when he will discern that the confectioner's calling is not socially influential, or favourable to a soaring ambition?
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She loved going to concerts, she loved stopping with her cousin, she loved iced coffee and meringues.
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