fondantn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈfɒnd(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈfɑnd(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French fondant.

Etymology: < French fondant type of soft sugar paste, item of confectionery made from or filled with this paste (both late 19th cent.), specific uses as noun of the present participle of fondre to melt (see found v.³).The uses as adjective appear to have originated within English and lack a parallel in French.

A. n.

1. A type of soft, creamy icing or sugar paste used for filling or coating cakes, pastries, confectionery, etc. In later use also: smooth icing of a dough-like consistency used for covering cakes or making cake decorations.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > garnishing > [noun] > icing or sugar coating

icing1683

frosting1750

piping1846

fondant1861

water icing1881

buttercream1908

sugar-coating1908

rolled fondant1962

1861 W. Jeanes Mod. Confectioner xvii. 162 Put a little of the Fondant in a pan with a lip to it, warm it over the fire, but do not let it boil; then fill your impressions, blow off the powder, and crystallize.

1903 Table-talk (N.Y.) Dec. 452/2 To make bon-bons from candied cherries, open them on one side and press in a bit of the fondant cream colored pink, and dip them in melted fondant colored pink or green.

1939 N.Y. Herald Tribune 8 Dec. 30/7 A square, bittersweet chocolate not an eighth of an inch thick, filled with peppermint fondant.

2007 A. Huntsman & P. Wynne Sky High 208 On a flat work surface dusted with sifted confectioners' sugar, roll out the pink fondant to an 18-inch square less than ¼ inch thick.

2. An item of confectionery made from or filled with (usually flavoured and coloured) fondant (sense A. 1).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > other sweets

scrochat1448

gobbet riala1500

Portugal1560

sugar-pellet1591

muscadine1599

moscardino1616

rock candy1653

covering-seeds1687

lollipop1784

turn-over1798

lavender-sugar1810

humbug1825

kiss1825

elecampane1826

Gibraltar1831

yellow man1831

rose cake1834

cockle1835

maple candy1840

butterscotch1847

sponge candy1850

squib1851

honeycomb1857

marshmallow1857

motto kiss1858

fondant1861

coffee cream1868

candy-braid1870

candy bar1885

suckabob1888

nut bar1896

crackerjack1902

teiglach1903

red-hot1910

violet cream1912

mouldy1916

patty1916

lace1919

Tootsie Roll1925

sugar mouse1931

Parma1971

cinder toffee1979

1861 Cheshire Observer & Gen. Advertiser 14 Dec. 1/2 (advt.) He has received direct from Paris a great variety of..dessert chocolates, pralines, bon-bons, fondants, and cosaques.

1876 Birmingham Daily Post 26 Dec. 5/1 The whole catalogue of French chocolate and sweets is thus brought home to young English misses, including..caramels, fondants (which sweetly melt in the mouth), nougatines, [etc.].

1960 Times 30 Apr. 1/5 (advt.) Our fondants have the same fine cream centres as the chocolates in the Floris Standard.

2003 N. Slater Toast 211 At weekends he brought in boxes of pastel-coloured fondants or Clarnico Mint Creams.

B. adj.

1. Esp. of potatoes: (traditionally) cut into cylinder-shapes, fried in butter or other fat and then baked.

ΚΠ

1916 Boston Post 8 Aug. (Extra ed.) 1/4 (advt.) Roast Sirloin, Fondant Potatoes, Chicory Salad, Coffee.

1989 Times 23 Dec. 29/7 Smoked haddock salad with chive butter sauce, tremendous fondant potatoes with a crisp crust.

2017 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. (Nexis) 16 Dec. 8 For the fondant potatoes, use an ovenproof frying pan which will hold all the potatoes in a single layer.

2. Having the texture or nature of fondant, esp. in being soft and sweet. Chiefly in predicative use.

ΚΠ

1960 Guardian 8 Jan. 4/7 The yam..is another multitudinous species. Again they can be yellow or white fleshed, the white being very fondant, the yellow horribly glutinous.

1986 Connoisseur Feb. 120/1 Langoustine accompanied by oyster-stuffed ravioli, followed by preserved duck so fondant it can be eaten with a spoon.

2014 Evening Standard (Nexis) 30 Apr. 31 Nasu dengaku is so fondant it could be chunks of banana rather than aubergine coated in sticky miso and served with candied walnuts.

Compounds

fondant fancy n. chiefly British a small individual sponge cake topped with buttercream and covered with fondant icing.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > small cake > types of small cake

lozengec1430

rundle1587

macaroon1611

cookie1701

Savoy biscuit1719

queen cake1734

madling cake1747

dough1777

butter biscuit1789

rock cake1815

biscuit1818

madeleine1829

éclair1861

fairy cake1867

puftaloon1871

Eccles cake1872

petit four1875

rock bun1879

baby cake1880

rock1892

marigold1896

sponge finger1906

muffin top1914

palmier1920

lamington1929

whoopee pie1929

mandazi1937

French fancy1969

fondant fancy1974

1974 Financial Times 17 Oct. 10/5 The beater is designed to aerate sponge mixes.., meringues, marshmallows and fondant fancies.

1998 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 22 July 17 It's..just the job with an afternoon cup of tea and a fondant fancy.

2014 H. Browne Honeymoon Hotel 201 There were..a wide variety of tiny, crustless sandwiches and fondant fancies arranged on tiered silver stands.

fondant icing n. a type of soft, creamy icing used for filling or coating cakes, pastries, confectionery, etc.; (in later use also) smooth icing of a dough-like consistency used for covering cakes or making cake decorations; cf. sense A. 1.

ΚΠ

1871 A. Gouffé tr. J. Gouffé Bk. Preserves xxiv. 273 (heading) Fruit glazed with fondant icing.

1993 Evening Standard (Nexis) 7 Dec. 40 I was into Cape gooseberries dipped in fondant icing, like you get on petits fours trays at weddings.

2005 Philadelphia Sept. (Special Advertising section) 220/3 Decorate your cake with traditional royal icing, fondant icing or chocolate to match the color scheme of the wedding party or flowers.

fondant pink n. and adj. (a) n. a pale shade of pink; (b) adj. of this colour.

ΚΠ

1923 Advertiser (Adelaide) 6 Nov. 6/4 Two correct colors are fondant pink and lemon yellow, both for use for smart little suits of semi-sporting order.

1926 Daily Mail 2 Feb. 7/4 A coat trimmed with ostrich feather, and worn over a fondant pink and black-printed foulard dress.

1965 Times 5 July 13/4 A Norman Hartnell mohair coat..in fondant pink is reduced to £15.

2006 P. Williams Rise & Fall Yummy Mummy xliv. 283 I slither about the house wearing a new Marks & Spencer's fondant pink faux-satin nightie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fondant
释义	fondantn.adj. Brit. /ˈfɒnd(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈfɑnd(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French fondant. Etymology: < French fondant type of soft sugar paste, item of confectionery made from or filled with this paste (both late 19th cent.), specific uses as noun of the present participle of fondre to melt (see found v.³).The uses as adjective appear to have originated within English and lack a parallel in French. A. n. 1. A type of soft, creamy icing or sugar paste used for filling or coating cakes, pastries, confectionery, etc. In later use also: smooth icing of a dough-like consistency used for covering cakes or making cake decorations. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > garnishing > [noun] > icing or sugar coating icing1683 frosting1750 piping1846 fondant1861 water icing1881 buttercream1908 sugar-coating1908 rolled fondant1962 1861 W. Jeanes Mod. Confectioner xvii. 162 Put a little of the Fondant in a pan with a lip to it, warm it over the fire, but do not let it boil; then fill your impressions, blow off the powder, and crystallize. 1903 Table-talk (N.Y.) Dec. 452/2 To make bon-bons from candied cherries, open them on one side and press in a bit of the fondant cream colored pink, and dip them in melted fondant colored pink or green. 1939 N.Y. Herald Tribune 8 Dec. 30/7 A square, bittersweet chocolate not an eighth of an inch thick, filled with peppermint fondant. 2007 A. Huntsman & P. Wynne Sky High 208 On a flat work surface dusted with sifted confectioners' sugar, roll out the pink fondant to an 18-inch square less than ¼ inch thick. 2. An item of confectionery made from or filled with (usually flavoured and coloured) fondant (sense A. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > other sweets scrochat1448 gobbet riala1500 Portugal1560 sugar-pellet1591 muscadine1599 moscardino1616 rock candy1653 covering-seeds1687 lollipop1784 turn-over1798 lavender-sugar1810 humbug1825 kiss1825 elecampane1826 Gibraltar1831 yellow man1831 rose cake1834 cockle1835 maple candy1840 butterscotch1847 sponge candy1850 squib1851 honeycomb1857 marshmallow1857 motto kiss1858 fondant1861 coffee cream1868 candy-braid1870 candy bar1885 suckabob1888 nut bar1896 crackerjack1902 teiglach1903 red-hot1910 violet cream1912 mouldy1916 patty1916 lace1919 Tootsie Roll1925 sugar mouse1931 Parma1971 cinder toffee1979 1861 Cheshire Observer & Gen. Advertiser 14 Dec. 1/2 (advt.) He has received direct from Paris a great variety of..dessert chocolates, pralines, bon-bons, fondants, and cosaques. 1876 Birmingham Daily Post 26 Dec. 5/1 The whole catalogue of French chocolate and sweets is thus brought home to young English misses, including..caramels, fondants (which sweetly melt in the mouth), nougatines, [etc.]. 1960 Times 30 Apr. 1/5 (advt.) Our fondants have the same fine cream centres as the chocolates in the Floris Standard. 2003 N. Slater Toast 211 At weekends he brought in boxes of pastel-coloured fondants or Clarnico Mint Creams. B. adj. 1. Esp. of potatoes: (traditionally) cut into cylinder-shapes, fried in butter or other fat and then baked. ΚΠ 1916 Boston Post 8 Aug. (Extra ed.) 1/4 (advt.) Roast Sirloin, Fondant Potatoes, Chicory Salad, Coffee. 1989 Times 23 Dec. 29/7 Smoked haddock salad with chive butter sauce, tremendous fondant potatoes with a crisp crust. 2017 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. (Nexis) 16 Dec. 8 For the fondant potatoes, use an ovenproof frying pan which will hold all the potatoes in a single layer. 2. Having the texture or nature of fondant, esp. in being soft and sweet. Chiefly in predicative use. ΚΠ 1960 Guardian 8 Jan. 4/7 The yam..is another multitudinous species. Again they can be yellow or white fleshed, the white being very fondant, the yellow horribly glutinous. 1986 Connoisseur Feb. 120/1 Langoustine accompanied by oyster-stuffed ravioli, followed by preserved duck so fondant it can be eaten with a spoon. 2014 Evening Standard (Nexis) 30 Apr. 31 Nasu dengaku is so fondant it could be chunks of banana rather than aubergine coated in sticky miso and served with candied walnuts. Compounds fondant fancy n. chiefly British a small individual sponge cake topped with buttercream and covered with fondant icing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > small cake > types of small cake lozengec1430 rundle1587 macaroon1611 cookie1701 Savoy biscuit1719 queen cake1734 madling cake1747 dough1777 butter biscuit1789 rock cake1815 biscuit1818 madeleine1829 éclair1861 fairy cake1867 puftaloon1871 Eccles cake1872 petit four1875 rock bun1879 baby cake1880 rock1892 marigold1896 sponge finger1906 muffin top1914 palmier1920 lamington1929 whoopee pie1929 mandazi1937 French fancy1969 fondant fancy1974 1974 Financial Times 17 Oct. 10/5 The beater is designed to aerate sponge mixes.., meringues, marshmallows and fondant fancies. 1998 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 22 July 17 It's..just the job with an afternoon cup of tea and a fondant fancy. 2014 H. Browne Honeymoon Hotel 201 There were..a wide variety of tiny, crustless sandwiches and fondant fancies arranged on tiered silver stands. fondant icing n. a type of soft, creamy icing used for filling or coating cakes, pastries, confectionery, etc.; (in later use also) smooth icing of a dough-like consistency used for covering cakes or making cake decorations; cf. sense A. 1. ΚΠ 1871 A. Gouffé tr. J. Gouffé Bk. Preserves xxiv. 273 (heading) Fruit glazed with fondant icing. 1993 Evening Standard (Nexis) 7 Dec. 40 I was into Cape gooseberries dipped in fondant icing, like you get on petits fours trays at weddings. 2005 Philadelphia Sept. (Special Advertising section) 220/3 Decorate your cake with traditional royal icing, fondant icing or chocolate to match the color scheme of the wedding party or flowers. fondant pink n. and adj. (a) n. a pale shade of pink; (b) adj. of this colour. ΚΠ 1923 Advertiser (Adelaide) 6 Nov. 6/4 Two correct colors are fondant pink and lemon yellow, both for use for smart little suits of semi-sporting order. 1926 Daily Mail 2 Feb. 7/4 A coat trimmed with ostrich feather, and worn over a fondant pink and black-printed foulard dress. 1965 Times 5 July 13/4 A Norman Hartnell mohair coat..in fondant pink is reduced to £15. 2006 P. Williams Rise & Fall Yummy Mummy xliv. 283 I slither about the house wearing a new Marks & Spencer's fondant pink faux-satin nightie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1861
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