vinaigrette

See also: Vinaigrette

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for vinaigrette in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

A bottle of oil and balsamic vinegar for making vinaigrette in an Italian restaurant in Singapore

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French vinaigrette.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: vĭn-ə-grĕtʹ, IPA(key): /vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

vinaigrette (countable and uncountable, plural vinaigrettes)

  1. A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients. It is used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats..
  2. (obsolete) A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; called also vinegarette.
    • 1858, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, What will he do with it?
      Lady Selina smells at her vinaigrette, and replies in her softest, affectedest, civilest, and crushingest manner— "Poor—DEAR—OLD MAN!"
  3. (obsolete) A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man.
  4. A sort of Russian salad, originally using French salad dressing.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • vinaigrette dressing
  • vinaigrette sauce

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Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French vinaigrette.

Noun

vinaigrette c (singular definite vinaigretten, not used in plural form)

  1. vinaigrette (sauce)

Declension

References

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vi.nɛ.ɡʁɛt/
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Noun

vinaigrette f (plural vinaigrettes)

  1. vinaigrette (sauce), French dressing
  2. vinaigrette (vehicle)

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