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Two Cookery-books

Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books (c1430–1450).
The 835th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 583 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations583Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word76Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning181Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
achatryProvisions purchased. Also: the storeroom for such provisions.1450Go To Quotation
chewetA dish made of various kinds of meat or fish, chopped fine, mixed with spices and…1430Go To Quotation
clarifiedMade clear; cleared; freed from impurity, defecated, refined, etc.; †glorified, transfigured; see the vb.1430Go To Quotation
compostspec. A preparation of fruit or spice preserved in wine, sugar, vinegar, or the like.1430Go To Quotation
crestsome kind of linen cloth.1430Go To Quotation
crimtrans. To crumble (bread, egg yolks, etc.); to scatter crumbs upon or into (a dish).1449Go To Quotation
crustintr. To form or contract a crust; to become covered with a crust or hardened surface. Also fig.1430Go To Quotation
culpetrans. To cut, slice. (Cf. culpon v.)1430Go To Quotation
custardNow, a dish made with eggs beaten up and mixed with milk to a stiff consistency…1450Go To Quotation
cygnetA young swan. In Heraldry see quot. 1825.1430Go To Quotation
cypressThe Sweet Cyperus or Galingale.1430Go To Quotation
daceA small fresh-water cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus vulgaris.1430Go To Quotation
doretrans. To glaze with saffron, yolk of egg, etc.; = endore v.1430Go To Quotation
fauntempereA dish in old cookery.1430Go To Quotation
fraytrans. ? To fry. Also absol.1450Go To Quotation
ganselA garlic sauce, used esp. for goose.1430Go To Quotation
gayledeProb.: a kind of sweetmeat.1449Go To Quotation
gelineA hen.1430Go To Quotation
gobbetTo divide into portions or gobbets; given by some writers (following the Book of St.…1450Go To Quotation
gratedPulverized with a grater.1430Go To Quotation
griddletrans. To cook on a griddle.1430Go To Quotation
gullAny long-winged, web-footed bird of the family Laridæ and sub-family Larinæ, which…1430Go To Quotation
haggisA dish consisting of the heart, lungs, and liver of a sheep, calf, etc. (or sometimes of…1430Go To Quotation
halibutA large flat fish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), abundant in the northern seas, and much used…1430Go To Quotation
hodgepotCookery. = hotchpot n. 1, hodge-podge n. 1.1430Go To Quotation
ladlefulAs much as fills a ladle.1430Go To Quotation
-likeForming adjs. with the general sense ‘similar to —’, ‘characteristic of, befitting…1449Go To Quotation
malasade= meselade n.1450Go To Quotation
manchetWheaten bread of the finest quality; = pandemain n. Now rare.1449Go To Quotation
marblyResembling, or having the appearance of, marble; rigid, cold, or still like marble.1449Go To Quotation
meseladeAn omelette or a dish of scrambled eggs incorporating pieces of bread and served with sugar.1449Go To Quotation
noteyeA dish consisting of ground meat, spices, and other ingredients, garnished and flavoured with blanched nuts.1449Go To Quotation
opetrans. To open. Freq. of an eye, door, or window.1449Go To Quotation
pain perduAny of various (usually sweet) dishes using stale bread; esp. stale bread dipped in egg and milk and fried; French toast.1449Go To Quotation
papinA pudding made from milk, flour, egg yolks, and sugar.1449Go To Quotation
parboilingThat parboils; used in parboiling. Also fig.1449Go To Quotation
pasteladeA kind of pastry.1449Go To Quotation
poachTo cook (an egg) without the shell in simmering, or over boiling, water; to simmer or steam (an egg) in a poacher.1450Go To Quotation
poachedOf an egg: cooked in simmering or gently boiling water, without the shell.1450Go To Quotation
poached eggAn egg that has been cooked in simmering or gently boiling water without its shell. See also poached adj. a.1450Go To Quotation
pokerounceA sweetmeat consisting of toast spread with hot spiced honey.1449Go To Quotation
pome-garnezA dish of garnished meatballs. Cf. pome n. 3, pomedorry n.1449Go To Quotation
poperA bird used for food, perh. the spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia. Cf. popard n.1449Go To Quotation
potronA dish consisting of eggs cooked in a hollow of salt.1449Go To Quotation
prenadeA sweet dish.1450Go To Quotation
quinadeA conserve made with quinces.1449Go To Quotation
rastonA type of sweet loaf or tart made with butter and eggs.1449Go To Quotation
salomene(See quot.)1430Go To Quotation
skimtrans. To clear (a liquid or a liquid mass) from matter floating upon the surface, usually…1430Go To Quotation
sorréA dish made with chopped eels (or other fish, etc.) spiced and coloured. white sorré = blanch-de-sore (see blaundsore n.).1430Go To Quotation
spawnThe milt of a fish. Obs.1430Go To Quotation
steepThe process of steeping or soaking; the state of being steeped, esp. in phr. (to lay) †a steep…1430Go To Quotation
stewedOf meat, fruit, vegetables: Cooked by slow boiling in a closed vessel. Of tea: Made…1450Go To Quotation
sturmye1430Go To Quotation
tavorsayA dish of spiced cod's head and liver.1450Go To Quotation
teasedHaving the fibres pulled asunder: see tease v. 1. In quot. 1620 fig. Also teased out.1430Go To Quotation
toast(With a and pl.) A slice or piece of bread browned at the fire: often put in wine, water…1430Go To Quotation
tyneApp. an error for cyue, var. cyuey, cyvey (see civet n.) occurring in the same passages.1430Go To Quotation
-yRepresents Old English infin. ending -ian of the 2nd class of weak verbs (having pa.…1430Go To Quotation
yblaunchydblanched.1430Go To Quotation
ybontydsifted.1430Go To Quotation
yboylidboiled.1430Go To Quotation
ybraidpounded.1430Go To Quotation
ybroylidbroiled.1430Go To Quotation
ychoppidchopped.1430Go To Quotation
ycorydcored.1430Go To Quotation
ycutte(see also ykitt adj., etc.), cut.1430Go To Quotation
y-dicydcut into dice.1430Go To Quotation
yfarsydstuffed.1430Go To Quotation
ygratydgrated.1430Go To Quotation
ykremydcrumbled.1430Go To Quotation
y-openedOpened.1450Go To Quotation
yroldRolled.1430Go To Quotation
yschred(ydMiddle English pa. pples. of shred v.1430Go To Quotation
yscreddeShredded.1430Go To Quotation
yskaldydScalded.1430Go To Quotation

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