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‖ cervelat|sɛrvəla|
Also cervelas, cervalet.
[OF. cervelat (mod.F. cervelas), a kind of short thick sausage, hence applied to the musical instrument, ad. It. cervellata sausage.]
1. (See quots.)
1613J. Chamberlain Let. 9 Sept. (1939) I. 477 The duke of Savoyes ambassador..hath brought..a present from his wife of salaccioni, cervellate, mortadelle. 1708Kersey, Cervelas (F.), a large kind of sausage. 1730–6Bailey, Cervelas, Cervelat (in Cookery) a large sort of Sausage, eaten cold, or in Slices. 1877E. S. Dallas Kettner's Bk. of Table 48 Things which..retain names no longer their own—cervelas without brains,..cheesecakes without curds. 1958Catal. County Stores, Taunton June 5 Continental sausages..Cervelat—a lb. 9/-. 1965House & Garden Jan. 60 Cervelas. There are many varieties of this sausage. Some are cured and dried and can be eaten as is. Others should be cooked.
2. (Also cervalet.) A short reed musical instrument, resembling the bassoon in tone.
1864Webster cites Warren. |