pouletn.

Brit.

/ˈpuːleɪ/,

/puːˈleɪ/, U.S.

/puˈleɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French poulet.

Etymology: < French poulet chicken (13th cent. in Old French), written message (1556 in Middle French as poullaict ), love letter (1588 in Middle French): see pullet n. The origin of the French transferred uses is unclear; they perhaps arose from the comparison of the shape of a folded letter to a chicken wing.With sense 2 compare borrowing of French poulet as part of French culinary compounds:1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xxi. 474 Poulet Aux Cressons... A fowl, a large bunch of water-cresses, 3 tablespoonfuls of vinegar, ¼ pint of gravy.1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby II. v. 111 A delightful little Franco-Italian pothouse near Leicester Square, where they had..a poulet rôti, which is such a different affair from a roast fowl!1933 D. C. Peel Life's Enchanted Cup viii. 87 She made a delicious Poulet Marengo with a suspicion of garlic in it.1978 Chicago June 218/2 Poulet Provençal ($6.50) comes with pearl onions, fresh mushrooms, olives, tomato purée. The following apparently represents an English speaker's pronunciation of such a French compound (perhaps poulet béchamel):1840 W. M. Thackeray Barber Cox in Comic Almanack 9 Eating, for my share,..a pully bashymall, and other French dishes.

†1. A love letter; a (neatly folded) note. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > other types of letter

billet-doux1673

poulet1691

treble letter1753

round robin1755

screed1834

tickler1846

application letter1850

test letter1869

letter of envoy1873

hastener1922

fan letter1932

aerogram1933

yum-yum1943

newsletter1961

overnights1975

1691 Dialogue Dr. Sherlock (single sheet) 2/2 Will you send it in a Basket as a Token of your pure Love to absolute Soveraignty, or in a Billet Dieu [sic], or in a Poulet as I us'd to do to the Nuns at Salamanca?

1751 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 28 Jan. in Lett. to Son (1774) II. 93 If you were to send a poulet to a fine woman.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxiv. 206 He..sate down to pen a poulet..to Mademoiselle Aménaide.

1894 S. J. Weyman Man in Black ix Even the Commissioners..found their doors beset at dawn with delicate ‘poulets’, or urgent, importunate applications.

2. Chiefly in France or French contexts: a chicken (esp. as food); chicken meat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > chicken

chicken1381

March chick1600

poulet1764

spring chicken1765

chicken meat1826

murgi1863

broiler1876

petit poussin1895

poussin1900

fryer1923

murgh1976

1764 T. Southwell tr. Med. Ess. & Observ. III. 146 He eat very heartily the leg and breast of a poulet.

1837 B. Disraeli Let. 2 May (1982) II. 257 I found a note from him, requesting me to come to his rooms..and take potage and poulet.

1900 C. M. Yonge Mod. Broods xiii. 120 Here are eggs, and some milk..four poulets, such as they are.

1991 C. Rayner Meddlers (BNC) 20 Pop a poulet in the pot for me, and I'll be back for lunch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poulet
释义	pouletn. Brit. /ˈpuːleɪ/, /puːˈleɪ/, U.S. /puˈleɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French poulet. Etymology: < French poulet chicken (13th cent. in Old French), written message (1556 in Middle French as poullaict ), love letter (1588 in Middle French): see pullet n. The origin of the French transferred uses is unclear; they perhaps arose from the comparison of the shape of a folded letter to a chicken wing.With sense 2 compare borrowing of French poulet as part of French culinary compounds:1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xxi. 474 Poulet Aux Cressons... A fowl, a large bunch of water-cresses, 3 tablespoonfuls of vinegar, ¼ pint of gravy.1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby II. v. 111 A delightful little Franco-Italian pothouse near Leicester Square, where they had..a poulet rôti, which is such a different affair from a roast fowl!1933 D. C. Peel Life's Enchanted Cup viii. 87 She made a delicious Poulet Marengo with a suspicion of garlic in it.1978 Chicago June 218/2 Poulet Provençal ($6.50) comes with pearl onions, fresh mushrooms, olives, tomato purée. The following apparently represents an English speaker's pronunciation of such a French compound (perhaps poulet béchamel):1840 W. M. Thackeray Barber Cox in Comic Almanack 9 Eating, for my share,..a pully bashymall, and other French dishes. †1. A love letter; a (neatly folded) note. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > [noun] > other types of letter billet-doux1673 poulet1691 treble letter1753 round robin1755 screed1834 tickler1846 application letter1850 test letter1869 letter of envoy1873 hastener1922 fan letter1932 aerogram1933 yum-yum1943 newsletter1961 overnights1975 1691 Dialogue Dr. Sherlock (single sheet) 2/2 Will you send it in a Basket as a Token of your pure Love to absolute Soveraignty, or in a Billet Dieu [sic], or in a Poulet as I us'd to do to the Nuns at Salamanca? 1751 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 28 Jan. in Lett. to Son (1774) II. 93 If you were to send a poulet to a fine woman. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxiv. 206 He..sate down to pen a poulet..to Mademoiselle Aménaide. 1894 S. J. Weyman Man in Black ix Even the Commissioners..found their doors beset at dawn with delicate ‘poulets’, or urgent, importunate applications. 2. Chiefly in France or French contexts: a chicken (esp. as food); chicken meat. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > chicken chicken1381 March chick1600 poulet1764 spring chicken1765 chicken meat1826 murgi1863 broiler1876 petit poussin1895 poussin1900 fryer1923 murgh1976 1764 T. Southwell tr. Med. Ess. & Observ. III. 146 He eat very heartily the leg and breast of a poulet. 1837 B. Disraeli Let. 2 May (1982) II. 257 I found a note from him, requesting me to come to his rooms..and take potage and poulet. 1900 C. M. Yonge Mod. Broods xiii. 120 Here are eggs, and some milk..four poulets, such as they are. 1991 C. Rayner Meddlers (BNC) 20 Pop a poulet in the pot for me, and I'll be back for lunch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1691
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