vinaigrette


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vin·ai·grette

 (vĭn′ĭ-grĕt′)
n.
1. A cold sauce or dressing made of vinegar or lemon juice and oil, often flavored with finely chopped onions, herbs, and other seasonings.
2. A small decorative bottle or container with a perforated top, used for holding an aromatic preparation such as smelling salts.
[French, from Old French, diminutive of vinaigre, vinegar; see vinegar.]
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vinaigrette

(ˌvɪneɪˈɡrɛt)
n
1. Also called: vinegarette a small decorative bottle or box with a perforated top, used for holding smelling salts, etc
2. (Cookery) Also called: vinaigrette sauce a salad dressing made from oil and vinegar with seasonings; French dressing
adj
(Cookery) served with vinaigrette
[C17: from French, from vinaigre vinegar]
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vin•ai•grette

(ˌvɪn əˈgrɛt)

adj.
1. (of food) served with vinaigrette sauce: asparagus vinaigrette.
n.
2. a small, ornamental bottle or box for aromatic vinegar, smelling salts, or the like.
3. vinaigrette sauce.
[1690–1700; < French, =vinaigre vinegar + -ette -ette]
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vinaigrette

A salad dressing made from oil, vinegar, salt and pepper, and sometimes flavored with herbs.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.vinaigrette - oil and vinegar with mustard and garlicvinaigrette - oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
French dressing, sauce vinaigrette
dressing, salad dressing - savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
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Translations
octová zálivka
vinaigrette
viinietikkapohjainen salaatinkastike
začin za salatu od octa i ulja
ビネグレットドレッシング
비네그레트 소스
vinägrettdressing
nước trộn dầu giấm và rau thơm

vinaigrette

[ˌvɪneɪˈgret] N → vinagreta f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

vinaigrette

[ˌvɪnɪˈgrɛt] n → vinaigrette f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

vinaigrette

n → Vinaigrette f (Cook); (for salad) → Salatsoße f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

vinaigrette

[ˌvɪneɪˈgrɛt] n → vinaigrette f inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

vinaigrette

→ صَلْصَةُ السَلَطَة فِينِيكارات octová zálivka vinaigrette Vinaigrette σάλτσα βινεγκρέτ vinagreta viinietikkapohjainen salaatinkastike vinaigrette začin za salatu od octa i ulja vinaigrette ビネグレットドレッシング 비네그레트 소스 vinaigrette vinaigrette winegret vinagrete приправа для салата из уксуса и оливкового масла vinägrettdressing น้ำสลัดชนิดหนึ่งทำจากน้ำมัน น้ำส้มและเครื่องปรุงรส sirkeli salata sosu nước trộn dầu giấm và rau thơm 醋油沙司
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But this treating servants as if they were exotic flowers, or china vases, is really ridiculous," said Marie, as she plunged languidly into the depths of a voluminous and pillowy lounge, and drew towards her an elegant cut-glass vinaigrette.
She had got somebody to talk to, and she felt it her duty to talk, and that was enough; and reinforcing herself by smelling again at her vinaigrette, she went on.
"Well, I'm glad you're going out; and here,"--and the little girl threw her arms around her,--"Mammy, you shall take my vinaigrette."
"I was just stopping to give Mammy my vinaigrette, to take to church with her."
"Eva" said Marie, stamping impatiently,--"your gold vinaigrette to Mammy!
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"Yes, that's it!" cried the count, opening his moist eyes and sniffing repeatedly, as if a strong vinaigrette had been held to his nose; and he added, "Let the Emperor but say the word and we'll sacrifice everything and begrudge nothing."
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"Yes--that is to say, her husband wrote later on, and thanked me for being a little kind to her, and actually gave me her silver vinaigrette. Don't you think that is extraordinarily generous?
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"Because," said Lord Henry, passing beneath his nostrils the gilt trellis of an open vinaigrette box, "one can survive everything nowadays except that.
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It was evident that she was making unnatural efforts to subdue her anger; she fanned herself, smelled at her vinaigrette and walked up and down.
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The matrons, meantime, offered vinaigrettes and wielded fans; and again and again reiterated the expression of their concern that their warning had not been taken in time; and the elder gentlemen laughed, and the younger urged their services on the agitated fair ones.
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