vinaigretten.
/ˌvɪnᵻˈɡrɛt/, /ˌvɪneɪˈɡrɛt/, U.S. /ˌvɪnəˈɡrɛt/ 1. † a. A condiment prepared with vinegar. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > food and drink > food > additive > acid or tart flavouring > [noun] > vinegar > vinaigrette
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1699 J. Evelyn Acetaria 20 Cucumber,..tho' very cold and moist, the most approved Sallet alone, or in Composition, of all the Vinaigrets, to sharpen the Appetite.
b. Now spec. a dressing of oil and (wine) vinegar, sometimes with herbs (esp. tarragon), used esp. with salads and cold vegetables. In full vinaigrette sauce (also French sauce vinaigrette). Also vinaigrette dressing.
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the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > salad dressing > other salad dressings
remoulade1733
French dressing1874
vinaigrette1880
Russian dressing1900
Roquefort dressing1910
Roquefort cheese dressing1911
Roquefort salad dressing1911
thousand island1916
green goddess1933
Roquefort1949
rouille1951
thousand isle1962
Caesar1978
1877 Cassell's Dict. Cookery 1091 Vinaigrette, Sauce à la. This is a sauce much used in Paris for cold viands.]
1880 M. Parloa Appledore Cook Bk. (new ed.) 235 (recipe) Vinaigrette sauce.
1906 Mrs. Beeton's Bk. Househ. Managem. (rev. ed.) xxxv. 1112 Vinaigrette Sauce..4 tablespoonfuls of salad-oil, 2 tablespoonfuls of tarragon vinegar, [etc.].
1936 D. Lucas & R. Hume Au Petit Cordon Bleu 136 Sauce vinaigrette..tarragon vinegar..lemon..shallot..garlic..mixed herbs..parsley..salad oil [etc.].
1959 Listener 24 Dec. 1135/1 Mushrooms cooked and tossed in vinaigrette dressing.
1974 N. Freeling Dressing of Diamond 7 Colette..made vinaigrette for the avocadoes.
1982 T. Fitzgibbon With Love ix. 163 Calf's head with vinaigrette sauce, a dish seldom seen today.
2. A small two-wheeled carriage drawn or pushed by persons, formerly in use in France. Now historical.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle pushed or pulled by person > [noun] > carriage pushed or pulled by person
vinaigrette1698
kuruma1727
fly1818
jinrikisha1874
rickshaw1879
rick1889
push-push1907
1698 W. King Journey to London 6 I saw a little Master in a little Vinegrette, drawn along by two Boys, much bigger then himself, and push'd behind by a Maid.
1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 13 The Vinegrette, a Coach on Two Wheels, dragg'd by a Man, and push'd behind by a Woman or Boy, or both.
1898 A. Balfour To Arms xxiv. 272 The vinegrettes plying hither and thither..are like Sedans mounted on two thin wheels.
3.
a. A small ornamental bottle or box usually containing a sponge charged with some aromatic or pungent salts; a smelling-bottle.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > perfume making > [noun] > container
musk ball1423
puff1436
casting-glass1544
perfuming pan1558
perfumer1591
pouncet-box1598
perfumier1601
sweet-bag1615
casting-bottle1638
perfuming pota1650
musk bag1687
smelling-bottle1722
scent-bottle1765
scent box1777
vinaigrette1811
scent jar1813
scent bag1816
scent ball1832
pouncet1843
scent casket1845
pot-pourri jar1848
cassolette1851
scent sachet1856
scent spray1858
lavender drawer1863
lavender bag1865
odorator1890
pot-pourri bowl1904
lavender sachet1938
1811 L.-M. Hawkins Countess & Gertrude I. iii. 55 She had no resource but silence, her fan and her vinaigrette.
1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. iii. 88 The matrons, meantime, offered vinaigrettes and wielded fans.
1855 W. M. Thackeray Almack's Adieu i And at parting I gave my dear Harry A beautiful vinegarette!
1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt III. xxxix. 92 Denner..took up..a gold vinaigrette which Mrs Transome often liked to carry with her.
b. transferred. Applied to a person.
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1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney I. iv. 140 I would not..have ventured to confess to my most exemplary parent, more especially in the presence of the fair vinaigrette,..the adventure at Twickenham.
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