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▪ I. parfait|ˈpɑːfeɪ| [a. F. parfait n., absolute use of parfait perfect a.] A rich iced pudding of whipped cream, eggs, etc.; also, ice cream, fruit, syrup, whipped cream, etc., arranged in layers and served in a tall glass. Also attrib.
1894C. Ranhofer Epicurean 994 Parfait with Nougat and with Almonds. 1906[see mousse]. 1932‘N. Shute’ Lonely Road iv. 67 The parfaits came, and proved to be a tinned peach and ice mixed up together in a cup. 1936G. Greene Gun for Sale i. 11 He stared with distaste at the long list of sweet iced drinks, of parfaits and sundaes and coupes and splits. 1948Good Housek. Cookery Bk. ii. 490 A Parfait..is usually understood to be a rather rich form of Mousse, light for the reason that it contains whipped whites of eggs. 1953E. Taylor Sleeping Beauty ix. 161 Sundaes, shakes, parfaits, whips, melbas. 1969R. & D. De Sola Dict. Cooking 168/2 Parfait, dessert made of alternate layers of ice cream, fruit, syrup, and whipped cream. Ibid., Parfait glass, tall narrow glass used for serving parfaits. 1978Monitor (McAllen, Texas) 25 June 1e Mayan Parfait is a smooth, rich mix of vanilla ice cream layered between a banana-nut frozen confection. Ibid., Parfait glasses are perfect for showing off this pretty dessert. ▪ II. parfait, -ayt, -ect, -et, -it, -ite etc., obs. ff. perfect. |