Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small decorative bottle or container with a perforated top, used for holding an aromatic preparation such as smelling salts.
- n. A cold sauce or dressing made of vinegar or lemon juice and oil, often flavored with finely chopped onions, herbs, and other seasonings.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A small bottle or box used for carrying about the person some drug having a strong and pungent odor, commonly aromatic vinegar. It is usually fitted with a double cover, the inner one made of openwork or pierced, the drug being either in solid form or held by a fragment of sponge.
- n. A vinegar sauce.
- n. A small two-wheeled vehicle to be drawn like a Bath Chair by a boy or a man.
Wiktionary
- n. A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, used especially for cold meats, or as a salad dressing.
- n. A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; called also vinegarette.
- n. A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man.
- n. a sort of Russian salad, originally using the French salad dressing.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, -- used esp. for cold meats.
- n. A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; -- called also
vinegarette . - n. A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man.
WordNet 3.0
- n. oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
Etymologies
- French, from Old French, diminutive of vinaigre, vinegar; see vinegar.
Examples
“Untraditional Vinaigrettes Nowadays the term vinaigrette is used very broadly to mean almost any kind of emulsified sauce enlivened with vinegar, whether water-in-oil or oil-in-water, cold or hot, destined for salads or vegetables or meats or fish.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“Earl Gray Tea reduction: The light and aromatic "vinaigrette" is drizzled on the salad in front of the guests.”
“When the vinaigrette is done, toss the zucchini slices in it and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.”
“Green olives, grape tomatoes, and hearts of palm in vinaigrette”
“In Oaxaca, the vinaigrette is made with pineapple vinegar, but the more commonly found apple cider vinegar is a good substitute.”
“Divvied onto two plates back in the kitchen — always a welcome touch — this salad of prosciutto, white bean, olives and fresh buffalo mozzarella with a lemon vinaigrette is a fine example of Italian cuisine.”
“These potatoes in vinaigrette are a very common bar snack all over México, brought to the table with toothpicks for spearing as an accompaniment to drinks.”
“Comitan's culinary offerings include hearts of palm salad in vinaigrette, and visitors to Palenque will find many versions of fried plantains, including those filled with black beans or cheese, on the menus.”
“A Water-in-Oil Emulsion The most commonly and easily made emulsified sauce is the simple oil-and-vinegar salad dressing known as vinaigrette, from the French word for “vinegar.””
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“Mushrooms in vinaigrette: Hongos en escabeche: Mexican Recipe”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘vinaigrette’.
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Containers
Stuff that holds other stuff.
cardboard box, jar, filing cabinet, safe deposit box, cupboard, wardrobe, jewel case, briefcase, locker, canopic jar, chest of drawers, paper sack and 203 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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Open List: Sauces
A list of sauces, used in cuisines around the world. Many of these are listed in the encyplopedic tome of French cookery, Larouse Gastronomique.
Be sure to visit Ruzuzu's savory list ...vinaigrette, hollandaise, mayonnaise, juniper berry and..., béarnaise, allemande, sauce suprême, tarragon sauce, ravigote sauce, vert-pré sauce, tortue sauce, béchamel and 116 more...
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kerniving, scandinavia, confectionary, mangrove, bejewelled, flesh, crystalline, gazelle, pantaloons, bluebird, caribou, albatross and 88 more...
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Saucy
See also Hernesheir's Open List: Sauces.
hollandaise, mayonnaise, béarnaise, bolognaise, bordelaise, rouennaise, satay, chilli, béchamel, dijonnaise, hoisin, soy and 60 more...
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Note to self: don't name your daughter this.
Words that are lovely but don't have lovely meanings
seraglio, chlamydia, miasma, bellicose, vinaigrette, catarrhy, porcine

amoore5272 In the drawing room (not the kitchen or dining room), "The matrons, meantime, offered vinaigrettes and wielded fans; and again and again reiterated the expression of their concern that their warning had not been taken in time..." Jane Eyre, chapter 18 Oct 27, 2009