Reinette

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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, […]"

Example

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"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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