FLAMBE

flambe

(verb) pour liquor over and ignite (a dish)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

flambe (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of flambé

Noun

flambe (plural flambes)

Alternative spelling of flambé

Verb

flambe (third-person singular simple present flambes, present participle flambeing, simple past and past participle flambeed)

Alternative spelling of flambé

Anagrams

• famble

Source: Wiktionary


Flam`bé", a. [F., p.p. of flamber to singe, pass (a thing) through flame. Cf. Flambeau.] (Ceramics)

Definition: Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or apparently applied at the top and allowed to run down the sides; -- said of pieces of Chinese porcelain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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