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‖ consommé|kɔ̃sɔme, kɒnˈsɒmeɪ|
[F., n. use of pa. pple. of consommer: see prec.]
A strong broth or soup made by slowly boiling meat for a long time. Now esp. applied to clear soup. Also fig. (cf. ‘in the soup’).
1815Simond Jrnl. Tour & Resid. Gt. Brit. I. 45 The soup is always a consommé, succulent, and high-seasoned. 1824Byron Juan xv. lxxi, Salmi..consommé..purée. 1831Athenæum 22 Jan. 53/1 Quacks in literature..subtilize into essence, or reduce into consommé. 1842Thackeray Fitz-Boodle Papers in Wks. (1879) XVII. 209 Refreshments of a nature more substantial than mere tea—punch, both milk and rum, hot wine, consommé. 1846A. Soyer Cookery 53 Consommé, or clear Soup. 1907G. A. Escoffier Guide Mod. Cookery xiii. 197 Clear soups, which include plain and garnished consommés. 1909Westm. Gaz. 1 Feb. 2/1 Friends have..supplied brandy, Marsala, consommé, and strong coffee; which have made an immense difference to the patients. 1920Blackw. Mag. Aug. 139/1 In the smaller restaurants, cocktails were served in consommé cups.
fig.a1845Syd. Smith in Life I. 308 Don't read those twelve volumes till they are made into a consommé of two. 1957M. Sharp Eye of Love ii. 21 Amalgamating with Joyces' gets us out of the consommé. 1959‘A. Gilbert’ Death takes a Wife v. 53 Here's another husband in the consommé. |