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casse paper |
casse-tête |
cassegrainian telescope |
cassel brown |
cassel earth |
casserole
| cassette
| cassette deck
| cassette player
| cassette recorder
| cassette tape
casserole
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun casserole has 2 senses
- casserole(n = noun.food) Array - food cooked and served in a casserole; Array is a kind of dish
- casserole(n = noun.artifact) Array - large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served; Array has particulars: cocotte
has particulars: chicken casserole
is a kind of dish
CIDE DICTIONARY
casserole, n. [F. a saucepan, dim. from casse a basin.].
- A small round dish with a handle, usually of porcelain. [1913 Webster]
- A mold (in the shape of a hollow vessel or incasement) of boiled rice, mashed potato or paste, baked, and afterwards filled with vegetables or meat. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
casserole, n. & v.
--n.
1 a covered dish, usu. of earthenware or glass, in which food is cooked, esp. slowly in the oven.
2 food cooked in a casserole.
--v.tr. cook in a casserole.
--n.
1 a covered dish, usu. of earthenware or glass, in which food is cooked, esp. slowly in the oven.
2 food cooked in a casserole.
--v.tr. cook in a casserole.
Etymology
F f. cassole dimin. of casse f. Prov. casa f. LL cattia ladle, pan f. Gk kuathion dimin. of kuathos cup
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