Galantine
/ˈɡaləntiːn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A spiced, thickened sauce served with fish or poultry. historical
"‘Have some galantine. I'm going to. Your sole's cold.’"
- 2 boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold wordnet
- 3 A dish of boned, often stuffed meat (or fish) that has been boiled, and is served cold with its jelly.
"Of how many creams, jellies, salads, peaches, white soups, grapes, pates, galantines, cups of tea, champagne, and so forth, Lady Clavering partook, it does not become us to say."
Antonyms
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More examples"‘Have some galantine. I'm going to. Your sole's cold.’"
Etymology
From Old French galentine, galantine, variant of galatine, from Latin gelāta (“frozen”) + Old French -ine. Compare gelatin.