à la Française
/ˌa la ˈfrɒnseɪz/ /ˌa lə ˈfrɒnseɪz/ /ˌɑː lɑː ˈfrɒnseɪz/(also à la Francaise)
adjective
1Designating various things that are French in style, manner, or origin.
- robe à la française: a style of dress popular during the mid 18th cent., with a tight fitting bodice and panels of fabric at the back falling, typically in two box pleats, from just below the shoulders to the floor..
2Designating a style of dining consisting of a number of courses, each having several dishes which are all displayed on the table at the same time. Frequently opposed to à la Russe. Now historical.
adverb
1With reference to style, conduct, method, etc.: in the French manner.
2In the French manner of dining or serving, in which all of the dishes belonging to each course are displayed on the table at the same time. Compare à la Russe Now historical.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in George Puttenham (1529–?1591), writer and literary critic. From Middle French, French à la française, †à la françoise, lit. ‘in the French style’ from à la + française, †françoise, use as noun of feminine of français, †françois French.
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- bird of passage
- bird of prey
- bird pepper
- bird ringer
- bird ringing
- birdseed
- bird's-eye
- bird's-eye chilli
- Birdseye, Clarence
- bird's-eye maple
- bird's-eye pepper
- bird's-eye view
- bird's-foot
- bird's-foot trefoil
- birdshot
- bird's-nest
- bird's-nest fungus
- bird's-nesting
- bird's-nest orchid
- bird's nest soup