Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A rich sauce made with chicken stock and cream.
  • noun A dish made or served with this sauce, especially the breast and wing of chicken or other fowl.
  • noun A sherbet glass with a large bowl.
  • noun A dessert served in such a glass.
  • noun A container, such as a glass bowl, used for serving cold food in an inner container that nestles on crushed or cracked ice.
  • noun Food served in such a vessel.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, supreme, suprême, from Latin suprēmus, supreme; see supreme.]

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