Reinette
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of various kinds of apple, mostly of French origin, characterized by russeting.
"Make choice of some small reinette apples, pare them, and prick them thoroughly with a coarse needle to render them as absorbent as possible; put them into a jar to stand inside a saucepan of boiling water, […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"Make choice of some small reinette apples, pare them, and prick them thoroughly with a coarse needle to render them as absorbent as possible; put them into a jar to stand inside a saucepan of boiling water, […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from French reinette.
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