单词 | green goddess |
释义 | green goddessn. 1. Originally and chiefly U.S. A type of thick, creamy salad dressing, typically made with mayonnaise, anchovies, and herbs. Also: a type of green salad dressed with this. Chiefly attributive, esp. in green goddess dressing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > salad dressing > other salad dressings remoulade1733 French dressing1874 vinaigrette1880 Russian dressing1900 Roquefort dressing1910 Roquefort cheese dressing1911 Roquefort salad dressing1911 thousand island1916 green goddess1933 Roquefort1949 rouille1951 thousand isle1962 Caesar1978 1933 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 1 Dec. 19/6 Green Goddess Dressing... Serve with fruit, vegetable or gelatine salad. 1958 Los Angeles Times 26 June ii. 3/1 I like..black coffee, purple mountains and green goddess salads. 1961 Spectator 8 Dec. 879/1 Olympia pan roast..and Green Goddess dressing..turn out to be entirely local [i.e. from the West Coast of the United States] inventions. 2006 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 7 Sept. 6 k Top with a light coating of lemon and olive oil or a creamy dressing like green goddess or dill. 2. British (originally slang). A type of basic fire engine developed for use by the armed forces and typically painted green. The vehicle's official name is the Bedford RLHZ Self-propelled Pump. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > a substance or apparatus for extinguishing > fire-engine > specific kinds of manual1866 steamer1870 propeller1901 pumper1912 green goddess1973 1973 Guardian 5 Nov. 16/4 The troops..will return to their depots. Their 28 fire appliances known during the strike as ‘green goddesses’ will go back to ‘mothballs’. 1977 Times 14 Nov. 1/4 The total fire fighting capability for Belfast and Londonderry during the firemen's strike will consist only of 15 auxiliary fire engines or ‘Green Goddesses’. 2002 Times 12 Sept. i. 2/6 FBU sources said it would be virtually impossible to bring out Green Goddesses and the armed forces for one or two days repeatedly over several weeks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1933 |
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