galantine

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For instance, a large platter containing a galantine or a _chaudfroid_ may have a handsome wreath glued on the border, of red and green leaves, or holly leaves and red berries, or any device that need not be disturbed by the carver.

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  1. noun A dish of boned, stuffed meat or fish that is poached and served cold coated with aspic.

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  • A more classically trained chef than I might make a terrine or galantine using similar ingredients. —  Benito's Wine Reviews
  • Julia's deconstructed and Jacques's galantine; their two novel approaches to duck —  Powell's Books: Overview
  • And if you get tired of reading entries on chicken galantine, it makes a great panini press (wrap the book tightly in plastic first). —  doggdot.us
  • To-night, in addition to the few slices of galantine, there was only a little fruit Then a very odd thing happened L'Ami Fritz helped first his wife and himself largely, then Sylvia more frugally. —  The Chink in the Armour
  • Madame Wachner had suddenly become very serious, her stout red face was set in rather grim, grave lines; and twice, as Sylvia was eating the little piece of galantine which had been placed on her plate by L'Ami Fritz, she looked up and caught her hostess's eyes fixed on her with a curious, alien scrutiny When they had almost finished the meat, Madame Wachner suddenly exclaimed in French Fritz! —  The Chink in the Armour
 

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  1. Middle English galauntine, a kind of sauce, from Old French galatine, galentine, aspic, fish sauce, from Medieval Latin galentīnum, probably ultimately from gelāta, jelly, from feminine past participle of Latin gelāre, to freeze, coagulate; see gelatin.

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  1. from Middle English galantyne, galentyne, from Old French galentine, French galantine, from Middle Latin galatina for gelatina, jelly: see gelatin, and cf. German gallerte, jelly.
 

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/ˈgæləntɪn/
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