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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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