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1. † abesse, n. View full entry 1725
...A thinly-rolled piece of pastry....
2. acetify, v. View full entry 1789
...trans. To subject to acetous fermentation in the manufacture of vinegar; to convert into vinegar....
3. acid drop, n. View full entry 1783
...A kind of boiled sweet flavoured with tartaric acid and having a sharp, sour taste....
4. ackee, n. View full entry 1792
...The bright red pear-shaped fruit of the tropical tree Blighia sapida (family Sapindaceae), containing pale flesh which is commonly used in Caribbean cooking. Also: the tree itself, West...
5. aerate, v. View full entry 1784
...trans....
6. aerated, adj. View full entry 1783
...Originally: †chemically combined with carbonic acid (cf. carbonated2) (obs.). In later use: containing a gas, typically carbon dioxide, esp. in the form of bubbles. Cf. carbonated...
7. aguardiente, n. View full entry 1752
...In Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: any of several types of strong distilled alcoholic beverage, esp. a brandy made in Spain and Portugal or a liquor made in Latin America...
8. à la crème, adj. View full entry 1741
...Prepared or served with cream, or with a cream-based sauce. Freq. as postmodifier in the names of dishes....
9. à la Russe, adj. and adv. View full entry 1775
...As postmodifier. Designating any of various things that are Russian in style, manner, or origin....
10. alcoholic, adj. and n. View full entry 1732
...Of a thermometer: using alcohol as the liquid whose position in the bore of a thin glass tube indicates the temperature....
11. Alsace, n. View full entry 1793
...Any of various white wines produced in Alsace. Chiefly (and in earliest use) attrib., designating such a wine....
12. ampelography, n. View full entry 1753
...Originally: the scientific description of the grape Vitis vinifera. In later use: the identification and classification of the cultivated varieties of grape used in winemaking; the enumeration and description of...
13. arnica, n. View full entry 1753
...A genus of Composite plants, of which the species A. montana or Mountain Tobacco, a native of Central Europe, has valuable medicinal properties....
14. aspic, n.3 View full entry 1789
...A savoury meat jelly, composed of and containing meat, fish, game, hard-boiled eggs, etc. Also attrib. in aspic-jelly....
15. atole, n. View full entry 1716
...A kind of corn or other meal; gruel or porridge made of this....
16. bacco | baccy, n. View full entry 1792
...Vulgar abbreviations of tobacco...
17. baconize, v. View full entry 1799
...To make into bacon; to smoke. lit. and fig....
18. baguette, n. View full entry 1728
...A small moulding of semicircular section, of the astragal species....
19. bald-face, n. View full entry 1709
...The widgeon (also called bald-head, -pate)....
20. barbecued, adj. View full entry 1734
...Dried or cured by exposure on a barbecue....
