Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete spelling of
horse , in Middle English both singular and plural.
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Examples
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The word hors d’oeuvre is really old French for something “outside the work”—in other words, a little something that is not part of the planned menu.
THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003
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The word hors d’oeuvre is really old French for something “outside the work”—in other words, a little something that is not part of the planned menu.
THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003
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The word hors d’oeuvre is really old French for something “outside the work”—in other words, a little something that is not part of the planned menu.
THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003
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These he calls a hors d'oeuvre of some pious copyist.
Letters 1760
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What I call an hors d’oeuvre is something eaten with fingers; often they are called appetizers.
THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003
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What I call an hors d’oeuvre is something eaten with fingers; often they are called appetizers.
THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003
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What I call an hors d’oeuvre is something eaten with fingers; often they are called appetizers.
THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003
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The attractive "savory" of English dinner tables finds its counterpart apparently in egg and fish dishes served cold at the beginning of a meal, and therefore what we should call hors d'oeuvres.
The Belgian Cookbook Various
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I believe I have wandered into what those of the trade call a hors-d'œuvre.
Intimate Journals 1949
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It's one of many memorable entries in what Nelson labels hors d'oeuvres.
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Significantly, “hors concours” often identifies works that are overqualified and therefore disqualified.
La Marchande d’Amour : The Commodification of Flesh and Paint | SEQUITUR. we follow art 2023
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