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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