à la Russeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌa la ˈruːs/,

/ˌa lə ˈruːs/,

/ˌɑː lɑː ˈruːs/, U.S.

/ˌɑ lɑ ˈrus/,

/ˌɑ lə ˈrus/

Forms: 1700s–1800s à-la-Russe, 1800s a-la-Russe, 1800s– a la Russe, 1800s– à la Russe. Also with lower-case initial in the second element.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French à la russe.

Etymology: < French à la russe, literally ‘(in the) Russian style’ (2nd half of the 18th cent. in general sense with allusion e.g. to styles of dress and architecture, 1822 in specific sense with allusion to a style of dining) < à la à la prep. + russe , use as noun of the feminine of russ Russian (see Russ adj.).

A. adj.

1. As postmodifier. Designating any of various things that are Russian in style, manner, or origin.Frequently in the names of dishes. Cf. à la prep. 2.

ΚΠ

1775 C. Mason Lady's Assistant (ed. 2) 306 Partridges à-la-Russe. Take some young partridges..and put them into some white wine..with melted bacon [etc.].

1804 Times 17 Jan. 1/3 (advt.) Sauce a-la-Russe, for Game, Steaks, Chops, [etc.].

1875 ‘R. H. R.’ Rambles in Istria, Dalmatia, Montenegro 232 We now all withdrew to the drawing-room for coffee and tea, a la Russe , without cream and with a slice of lemon.

1886 H. A. De Salis Savouries à la Mode (1887) 46 Red Cabbage Salad à la Russe.

1919 G. B. Shaw Heartbreak House Pref. in Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, & Playlets of War p. xx Police raid à la Russe.

1976 Texas Monthly Mar. 121/3 (advt.) You gorge yourself on..Steak Bearnaise, Lobster a la Cognac.., Eggs a la Russe.

2010 Sunday Times 28 Nov. (Mag.) 75/1 The danger of hostile takeovers à la Russe, which often involve machinegun-toting thugs.

2. Designating a style of dining in which the table is dressed with flowers and dessert, and the other courses are served in succession from another table or room. Chiefly as postmodifier. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [adjective] > served in specific way

à la Française1823

à la Russe1855

family-style1857

on the half-shell1860

plated1970

1855 W. P. Lennox Philip Courtenay III. i. 16 A printed bill of fare was placed before each guest—a necessary precaution when the repast was..a dinner à la Russe.

1863 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 305/2 The modern service à la Russe, adopted in all good houses, has struck a decisive blow at the old English heavy dinners.

1881 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 Oct. 686/1 Forty-two members and guests sat down to a sumptuous à la Russe dinner.

1906 Mrs. Beeton's Bk. Househ. Managem. (rev. ed.) xxxi. 879 Since the dinner à la Russe banished almost everything of an edible nature from the table, any talent in this direction has been chiefly expended on small pastries.

1964 S. Nowell-Smith Edwardian Eng. iv. 183 At smart tables, dishes were now handed by the servants—service à la russe, as it was called.

2007 A. Broomfield Food & Cooking in Victorian Eng. vii. 132 By the 1880s and 1890s, most middle-class people had also adapted [sic] the à la Russe service, at least for entertaining.

B. adv.

1. In the Russian manner.

ΚΠ

1805 J. Carr Northern Summer xiii. 192 This room was divided, à la Russe, by a screen, behind which my bed, or crib, was placed.

1828 Souvenir II. 95 The collar..is of fancy spotted silk, tied à-la-Russe, and fastened at the back of the neck.

1877 M. H. de Zielinska tr. A. S. Pushkin Marie i. 15 Nor was he..an enemy to the bottle—that is to say, a la Russe, he loved drink.

1908 Royal Engineers Jrnl. 8 120 The French instructions direct that successive lines of resistance shall be constructed, although they do not go so far as to label them, à la Russe, ‘advanced’, ‘intermediate’, [etc.].

1974 D. Van Ess Pioneers in Arab World i. 13 When I first saw this tall young man in Bahrain, he had a full beard a la Russe.

1991 R. Davies Murther & Walking Spirits v. vi. 256 The driver, on the box, is also in heavy furs, à la russe.

2. In the Russian manner of service in which each course is served in succession. See sense A. 2.

ΚΠ

1833 T. Hook Snowdon ii, in Love & Pride II. 104 By this time dinner was ended, and having been served à la Russe, the dessert remained, the only additions to which were two ices.

1858 E. Stanley Let. 21 May in Twenty Years at Court (1916) xvii. 338 We dine à la Russe here, with the dessert on the table.

1884 W. D. Howells in Harper's Mag. Dec. 111/2 Everything is served à la Russe.

1901 F. Kingsland Etiquette for All Occasions x. 147 An intelligent maid may easily be taught to serve ‘a la Russe’.., which is at once the simplest and most elegant form of service.

1999 A. Mallinson Close Run Thing (2000) vi. 146 They had dined à la Russe.., with each course served by footmen in white gloves,..rather than the older fashion of laying all the dishes before them on the table.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	à la russe
释义	à la Russeadj.adv. Brit. /ˌa la ˈruːs/, /ˌa lə ˈruːs/, /ˌɑː lɑː ˈruːs/, U.S. /ˌɑ lɑ ˈrus/, /ˌɑ lə ˈrus/ Forms: 1700s–1800s à-la-Russe, 1800s a-la-Russe, 1800s– a la Russe, 1800s– à la Russe. Also with lower-case initial in the second element. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French à la russe. Etymology: < French à la russe, literally ‘(in the) Russian style’ (2nd half of the 18th cent. in general sense with allusion e.g. to styles of dress and architecture, 1822 in specific sense with allusion to a style of dining) < à la à la prep. + russe , use as noun of the feminine of russ Russian (see Russ adj.). A. adj. 1. As postmodifier. Designating any of various things that are Russian in style, manner, or origin.Frequently in the names of dishes. Cf. à la prep. 2. ΚΠ 1775 C. Mason Lady's Assistant (ed. 2) 306 Partridges à-la-Russe. Take some young partridges..and put them into some white wine..with melted bacon [etc.]. 1804 Times 17 Jan. 1/3 (advt.) Sauce a-la-Russe, for Game, Steaks, Chops, [etc.]. 1875 ‘R. H. R.’ Rambles in Istria, Dalmatia, Montenegro 232 We now all withdrew to the drawing-room for coffee and tea, a la Russe , without cream and with a slice of lemon. 1886 H. A. De Salis Savouries à la Mode (1887) 46 Red Cabbage Salad à la Russe. 1919 G. B. Shaw Heartbreak House Pref. in Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, & Playlets of War p. xx Police raid à la Russe. 1976 Texas Monthly Mar. 121/3 (advt.) You gorge yourself on..Steak Bearnaise, Lobster a la Cognac.., Eggs a la Russe. 2010 Sunday Times 28 Nov. (Mag.) 75/1 The danger of hostile takeovers à la Russe, which often involve machinegun-toting thugs. 2. Designating a style of dining in which the table is dressed with flowers and dessert, and the other courses are served in succession from another table or room. Chiefly as postmodifier. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [adjective] > served in specific way à la Française1823 à la Russe1855 family-style1857 on the half-shell1860 plated1970 1855 W. P. Lennox Philip Courtenay III. i. 16 A printed bill of fare was placed before each guest—a necessary precaution when the repast was..a dinner à la Russe. 1863 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 305/2 The modern service à la Russe, adopted in all good houses, has struck a decisive blow at the old English heavy dinners. 1881 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 Oct. 686/1 Forty-two members and guests sat down to a sumptuous à la Russe dinner. 1906 Mrs. Beeton's Bk. Househ. Managem. (rev. ed.) xxxi. 879 Since the dinner à la Russe banished almost everything of an edible nature from the table, any talent in this direction has been chiefly expended on small pastries. 1964 S. Nowell-Smith Edwardian Eng. iv. 183 At smart tables, dishes were now handed by the servants—service à la russe, as it was called. 2007 A. Broomfield Food & Cooking in Victorian Eng. vii. 132 By the 1880s and 1890s, most middle-class people had also adapted [sic] the à la Russe service, at least for entertaining. B. adv. 1. In the Russian manner. ΚΠ 1805 J. Carr Northern Summer xiii. 192 This room was divided, à la Russe, by a screen, behind which my bed, or crib, was placed. 1828 Souvenir II. 95 The collar..is of fancy spotted silk, tied à-la-Russe, and fastened at the back of the neck. 1877 M. H. de Zielinska tr. A. S. Pushkin Marie i. 15 Nor was he..an enemy to the bottle—that is to say, a la Russe, he loved drink. 1908 Royal Engineers Jrnl. 8 120 The French instructions direct that successive lines of resistance shall be constructed, although they do not go so far as to label them, à la Russe, ‘advanced’, ‘intermediate’, [etc.]. 1974 D. Van Ess Pioneers in Arab World i. 13 When I first saw this tall young man in Bahrain, he had a full beard a la Russe. 1991 R. Davies Murther & Walking Spirits v. vi. 256 The driver, on the box, is also in heavy furs, à la russe. 2. In the Russian manner of service in which each course is served in succession. See sense A. 2. ΚΠ 1833 T. Hook Snowdon ii, in Love & Pride II. 104 By this time dinner was ended, and having been served à la Russe, the dessert remained, the only additions to which were two ices. 1858 E. Stanley Let. 21 May in Twenty Years at Court (1916) xvii. 338 We dine à la Russe here, with the dessert on the table. 1884 W. D. Howells in Harper's Mag. Dec. 111/2 Everything is served à la Russe. 1901 F. Kingsland Etiquette for All Occasions x. 147 An intelligent maid may easily be taught to serve ‘a la Russe’.., which is at once the simplest and most elegant form of service. 1999 A. Mallinson Close Run Thing (2000) vi. 146 They had dined à la Russe.., with each course served by footmen in white gloves,..rather than the older fashion of laying all the dishes before them on the table. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1775
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