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torte
(sense 2: ˈtɔːtə)
[In sense 1, ad. F. tourte, dial. torte = Sp. and It. torta:—late L. tōrta (Vulg. 1 Chron. xvi. 3 tortam panis, Wyclif ‘a kake of brede’); a different word from L. torta twisted: see also tourte1 and tart. In sense 2, a. G. torte, of same origin.]
†1. A round cake (of bread). Obs.
1555Eden Decades 194 They drawe a mylke thereof [i.e. of the coco-nut]..The which the Christian men of those regions put in the tortes or cakes which they make of the grayne of Maizium..by reason of the sayde mylke of Cocus, the tortes are more excellent to be eaten withowt offence to the stomake.
2. Pl. torten or tortes. An elaborate sweet cake or tart.
1748H. Glasse Art of Cookery (ed. 3) viii. 142 To make a Tort. First make a fine Puff-paste. 1957[see pastry 1 c]. 1967V. Nabokov Speak, Memory (rev. ed.) x. 205 Wedges of slightly salty mokka torte with whipped cream. 1972F. B. Maynard Raisins & Almonds 20 Mama produced meringues..puff paste..tortes layered with nut creams and Turkish delight. |