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1. Abdulla, n. View full entry 1903
...A brand of Turkish cigarette; a cigarette of this type. Freq. attrib....
2. Abernethy, n. View full entry 1830
...More fully Abernethy biscuit. A hard biscuit flavoured with caraway seeds....
3. Alaska, n. View full entry 1867
...the purchase by the United States from Russia, in 1867, of the territory now constituting the state of Alaska. Cf. purchase13c....
4. Alexander, n.2 View full entry ?1910
...Originally: a type of cocktail made with whisky and Benedictine (now hist. and rare). Later: a type of cocktail made with gin, chocolate liqueur, and cream. Cf. ...
5. Alfredo, n. View full entry 1929
...A dressing for pasta, originally consisting of butter and grated Parmesan cheese but now usually a sauce incorporating butter, cream, garlic, and Parmesan cheese. Freq. as postmodifier, esp. in fettucine Alfredo...
6. Algerian, adj. and n. View full entry 1560
...Of or relating to Algeria or (in early use) Algiers....
7. Alicant, n. View full entry c1500
...A type of wine produced in Alicante in eastern Spain....
8. † alker, n. View full entry 1381
...A kind of pudding consisting of pieces of fruit set in a base of rice flour and almond milk. Cf. moile1....
9. Alsace, n. View full entry 1793
...Any of various white wines produced in Alsace. Chiefly (and in earliest use) attrib., designating such a wine....
10. American, n. and adj. View full entry 1568
...An indigenous inhabitant of (any part of) the Americas; an American Indian. Now only with modifying word, as indigenous American, original American, etc.; see also Native American...
11. arborio, n. View full entry 1951
...More fully arborio rice. A starchy, round-grained variety of rice used in making risotto....
12. argol, n.1 View full entry c1386
...The tartar deposited from wines completely fermented, and adhering to the sides of the casks as a hard crust; crude bitartrate of potassium, which, when purified, becomes cream of tartar....
13. Bakewell, n. View full entry 1845
...The name of a town in Derbyshire used attrib. to designate a baked sweet, consisting of a pastry case lined with a layer of jam and filled with a rich...
14. balderdash, n. View full entry 1596
...? Froth or frothy liquid. Obs....
15. ball, n.4 View full entry 1866
...A glass of (Irish) malt whiskey; chiefly in ball of malt....
16. balti, n.2 View full entry 1982
...A style of cooking influenced by the cuisine of northern Pakistan, comprising highly spiced dishes usually served in wide, round-bottomed, metal pans and accompanied by nan bread. Also: food or a dish...
17. Barolo, n. View full entry 1875
...A full-bodied red wine of Piedmont....
18. baste, v.2 View full entry 1509
...To moisten (a roasting joint, etc.) by the application of melted fat, gravy, or other liquid, so as to keep it from burning, and improve its flavour....
19. Bath, n.2 View full entry 973
...A well-known city in the west of England, so called from its hot springs. Cf. bath13....
20. Battenberg, n. View full entry 1903
...Used attrib. to designate a kind of oblong cake, usu. of two colours (with square cross-section showing alternating blocks of colour) and covered with almond paste. (See also quot. ...
