Vinaigrette
[,vɪnɪ'gret;,vɪneɪ-] or [,vɪnɪ'ɡrɛt]
Definition
(n.) A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, -- used esp. for cold meats.
(n.) A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; -- called also vinegarette.
(n.) A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man.
Checked by Archie
Definition
n. a small box of silver or gold for holding aromatic vinegar used as a smelling-bottle.
Checker: Otis
Examples
- I was just stopping to give Mammy my vinaigrette, to take to church with her. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Eva said Marie, stamping impatiently,--your gold vinaigrette to _Mammy! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Well, I'm glad you're going out; and here,--and the little girl threw her arms around her,--Mammy, you shall take my vinaigrette. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Edited by Cary