papilloten.
/ˈpapᵻjɒt/, /ˈpapᵻləʊt/, /ˈpapᵻlɒt/, U.S. /ˌpɑpəˈjoʊt/ 1. A small triangular piece of paper used to enclose and hold in place damp hair which has been wound into a curl; a curl-paper. Also figurative. Now historical. en papillote: wrapped in curl-papers. See also sense 2.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > implements used in styling the hair > [noun] > curling implement > curl paper
papers1685
roller1739
papillote1748
toilet paper1809
curl-papera1817
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > frill for chop
papillote1818
pantalettes1846
frill1866
panties1936
1748 H. Walpole Let. 6 Oct. in Corr. (1974) XXXVII. 297 I wish you could see him making squibs of his papillotes.
1761 W. Mason Let. Sept. in Harcourt MSS That you immediatly cut it into as many triangular shapes as you find convenient and give it to your Valet de Chambre for your Papiliots.
1778 Refutation 19 The wild Devonia still on fashion doats, And turns thy satire into papillotes.
1818 T. Moore Fudge Family in Paris v. 38 One's hair and one's cutlets both en papilotte.
1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair xliii. 392 Glorvina, trembling with all the papillotes.
1860 Queen Victoria Let. 3 Nov. in Dearest Child (1964) 278 We drove over..to Clifden which unfortunately was en papillote.
1959 S. G. Flitman Craft of Ladies' Hairdressing viii. 74 For years the posticheur had used papilottes (small triangles of paper) to hold damp flat curls until they were dried.
1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 108/1 Papering, 18th cent. term for placing the paper papillotes around the wound hair preparatory to pinching it with hot pinching irons.
2. A paper wrapper (usually greased) in which meat, fish, or vegetables may be cooked and served. Earliest and chiefly in en papillote: (as postmodifier) cooked in a paper wrapper.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > cooked in a specific wrapping
en papillote1814
en croûte1913
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adverb] > cooked in a specific wrapping
en papillote1897
en croûte1960
1814 L. Tronchet Picture of Paris 144 Veal cutlet, en papillote... Slice of calf's tongue, en papillote.
1868 M. Jewry Warne's Model Cookery 296/2 Wrap them [sc. mutton cutlets] in buttered papers... The fat of the dressed meat is absorbed in the papillotes.
1897 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 172/2 You're as considerate as the Fiji islander was of the missionary, when he asked him if he had rather be cooked à la maitre d'hôtel or en papillote.
1959 Good Food Guide 109 Tamar salmon en papillotte, ham soufflé, or chicken à la crème, may appear on the menu.
1979 Gourmet Sept. 71/1 Bake the papillotes in a preheated moderately hot oven..for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the paper has turned a beige colour.
1995 Fine Cooking Feb.–Mar. 54/2 Except in the most formal situations, part of the appeal of fish en papillote is cutting open the paper at the table.
Compounds
General attributive. Now historical.
papillote comb n.
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1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 156/1 Papillotte comb.., a decorative comb of tortoise~shell.
papillote paper n.
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1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 163 A good supply of papillote paper.
papillote tongs n.
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1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 108/2 Papilotte tongs, pinching irons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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