Etymologies
- From the French tuile (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The tuile is a quite versatile little vehicle, but awfully time-consuming to get just right, and mastering its technique requires a lot of patience.”
“So for you, Kristin, the prediction: “jamais 2 sans 3” didn't materialise and I guess you finally enjoyed the 3rd “gâteau marbré”, worthwhile to be photographed with the pine cones ... and the enigmatic and beautiful "tuile".”
“So for you, Kristin, the prediction: “jamais 2 sans 3” didn't materialise and I guess you finally enjoyed the 3rd “gâteau marbré”, worthwhile to be photographed with the pine cones... and the enigmatic and beautiful "tuile".”
“Tuiles are traditionally molded over a rolling pin while still hot from the oven to create an arched shape that resembles curved French roof tiles hence the name "tuile".”
“There is a more pleasant “tuile”, of course - the delicious one you can eat: “la tuile aux amandes”.”
“= 'What a blow!', so, in a figurative sense, "une tuile" implies some unexpected incident, misfortune, trouble that put you in an awkward situation, or it's the result of some bad luck ...”
“Thai Explosion II may be a stupid name for a canapé, but this rich mousse of confited chicken flavoured with lemon grass, sandwiched between squares of crisp chicken skin and a coconut tuile, was a "blimey" moment.”
“The tuile batter is pretty straightforward and made with easy to access ingredients.”
“Timothy Archibald for The Wall Street Journal GET OBSESSED | Ms. Medrich once spent six months testing tuile cookies, and published recipes for tuiles flavored with rose, saffron, lavender, jasmine and vanilla bean.”
The Wall Street Journal: It's All About Hitting the Sweet Spot
“C'est très ancien = it's very ancient toit = roof tuile = tile par les femmes = by women façonnage = fabrication, shaping, rolling”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘tuile’.
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C is for Cookie
chocolate chip, sugar, butter, oatmeal, peanut butter, pinwheel, snickerdoodle, shortbread, butterscotch, refrigerator, icebox, Girl Scout and 42 more...
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chefjulianin's Words
high, ice, recipe, bear, bare, lady, food, identity, sudden, spooky, away, cook and 142 more...
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Food and Beverage
phyllo, beurre, habanero, cordon bleu, coleslaw, corvina, au gratin, poblano, frittata, sabayon, meritage, côte a l’os and 85 more...
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ohmybishop a light cookie served as a garnish Jul 22, 2009