GRATIN

Etymology

Noun

gratin (plural gratins)

The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.

Anagrams

• Gartin, Tigran, rating, taring, tringa

Source: Wiktionary


Gra`tin", n. [F.] (Cookery)

Definition: The brown crust formed upon a gratinated dish; also, dish itself, as crusts bread, game, or poultry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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