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▪ I. ‖ chef|ʃɛf|
[Fr.; = ‘head, chief’; used absolutely for chef d'office or chef de cuisine.]
The man who presides over the kitchen of a large household; a head cook.
1842Barham Ingol. Leg., St. Romwold, The chef's peace of mind was restored, And in due time a banquet was placed on the board. 1850Thackeray Pendennis xxvii, The angry little chef of Sir Francis Clavering's culinary establishment. 1860All Y. Round No. 74, 567 You have..finally decided on the menu with your chef.
▪ II. chef, v.
Brit. |ʃɛf|, U.S. |ʃɛf|
Present participle cheffing, chefing[chiefly U.S.]; past tense and past participle cheffed, chefed[chiefly U.S.]
[‹ chef n. Compare slightly earlier cheffing n.]
intr. To work as a chef: to preside over a (restaurant) kitchen; to cook, esp. professionally.
1912Wellsboro (Pa.) Gaz. (Electronic text) 8 Aug. Tiuro valeted, butled, chefed and chauffered. 1961Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 5 Aug. 4 b/4 Adolph Jensen is cheffing and there is a new menu. 2003T. Day-Lewis Tarts with Tops On 79 Stephen is one of the most talented chefs I know, whose reputation, had he cheffed in London, would have been altogether more legendary.
▪ III. chef(f, chefare
obs. ff. chaff, chaffer. |