GALANTINE

galantine

(noun) boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

galantine (plural galantines)

(now historical) A spiced, thickened sauce served with fish or poultry. [from 14th c.]

A dish of boned, often stuffed meat (or fish) that has been boiled, and is served cold with its jelly. [from 18th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Gal"an*tine ( or ), n. Etym: [F. galantine.]

Definition: A dish of veal, chickens, or other white meat, freed from bones, tied up, boiled, and served cold. Smart.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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