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TIMBALE
timbale, timbale case
(noun) small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods
timbale
(noun) individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
timbale (plural timbales)
A drum-shaped mould used to cook food.
An individual serving of food so cooked.
A dish of poultry or fish pounded and mixed with egg white, cream, etc, poured into a mould.
Anagrams
• bimetal, limbate
Source: Wiktionary
Tim`bale", n. [F., prop., a kettledrum; -- so named from the form of the mold used. Cf. Timbal.] (Cookery)
Definition: A seasoned preparation, as of chicken, lobster, cheese, or fish, cooked in a drum-shaped mold; also, a pastry case, usually small, filled with a cooked mixture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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