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noun
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(obsolete) water, Water.
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1643: William Prynne, The Soveraigne Power of Parliaments and Kingdomes
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:They have beene shut up in prisons and dungeons ... allowed onely a poore pittance of Adams Ale, and scarce a penny bread a day to support their lives.
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| agnolotti |
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noun
- a type of round or rectangular raviolo from Piedmont made from a small sheet of pasta folded up
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| aioli |
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noun
- A form of mayonnaise made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
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| al dente |
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adjective
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(pasta) firm, used of pasta which is "just right".
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| alphabet soup |
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noun (uncountable)
- A type of soup that contains noodles in the shape of various alphabetical letters
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(figurative) An over-abundance of acronyms and abbreviations
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| Ambrosia |
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proper noun
- A brand of tinned milk puddings, especially a creamed rice pudding
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| Angelica |
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proper noun
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(given name, female), borne by a heroine in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1516).
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| antipasto |
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noun- an Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables
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| appetizer |
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noun
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(italbrac, usually plural) A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal; a snack or finger food.
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| appetizing |
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adjective
- that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite
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| apple butter |
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noun
- Preserved apple purée with spices.
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| applesauce |
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noun
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(alternative spelling of, apple sauce)
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(context, slang, dated, 1920s) nonsense, Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
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| aseptic |
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adjective
- Free of disease-causing microbes.
The lack of tools during surgery has resulted in many deaths.
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(medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.
Pharmacuiticals are packaged using techniques.
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| aspic |
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noun
- a dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé.
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| au naturel |
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adverb
- naturally.
- in the nude. In the naked state.
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in the plainest or simplest manner.
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