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citron pressé, n.
Brit. |ˌsɪtrən ˈprɛseɪ|, U.S. |sɪˌtrɑn prɛsˈeɪ|
Forms: 19– citron pressé, 19– citron presse
[‹ French citron pressé (1907) > n.) + pressé that has been pressed, compressed, squeezed, use as adjective of the past participle of presser press v.1]
n. A drink of freshly squeezed lemon juice served with water, sugar, and ice.
[1928Atlanta Constit. 2 Sept. (Mag. section) 2/3 He doesn't even laugh if you speak to him in French. You are an American and he knows what you want. Suppose you say, ‘Citron presse.’ ‘Ah,’ he exclaims, ‘Scotch whisky!’] 1939Sunday Jrnl. & Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) 23 Apr. 7 c/3 The ingredients of her ‘citron presse’. A lemon, cracked ice, sugar, Vichy, a tall glass. 1956S. Plath Jrnl. 28 Mar. (2000) 560 Citron pressé in little modern bar nextdoor and métro home. 2002Daily Tel. 30 Aug. 21/3 Laura is sitting in a café in north Oxford, stirring her citron pressé with a swizzle stick. |