foie gras

[ fwah -grah; French fwah -grah ]

/ fwɑ ˈgrɑ; French fwɑ ˈgrɑ /

noun

the liver of specially fattened geese or ducks, used as a table delicacy, especially in the form of a paste (pâté de foie gras ).

Origin of foie gras

1810–20; <French: literally, fat liver

Words nearby foie gras

fogy, föhn, FOI, FOIA, foible, foie gras, foil, foilborne, foiled, foilsman, foin

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Example sentences from the Web for foie gras

He toys with a trinket, having finished his foie-gras and champagne.
The Life Of George Cruikshank, Vol. II. (of II)|Blanchard Jerrold
"It is too marvellous," said Aunt William, as she ate her foie-gras.
The Twelfth Hour|Ada Leverson
Chocolate cream to fill the gap between woodcock and foie-gras, for instance!
A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
He refused champagne, foie-gras sandwiches, and vanilla ices offered to him by the enthusiastic and indiscreet.
The New Gulliver and Other Stories|Barry Pain

Little savouries, foie-gras, or cheese fondus in paper cases are thus handed.
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886|Various

British Dictionary definitions for foie gras

foie gras

/ (French fwa ɡrɑ) /

noun

See pâté de foie gras

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单词	foie gras
释义	foie gras [ fwah -grah; French fwah -grah ] / fwɑ ˈgrɑ; French fwɑ ˈgrɑ / noun the liver of specially fattened geese or ducks, used as a table delicacy, especially in the form of a paste (pâté de foie gras ). Origin of foie gras 1810–20; <French: literally, fat liver Words nearby foie gras fogy, föhn, FOI, FOIA, foible, foie gras, foil, foilborne, foiled, foilsman, foin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foie gras He toys with a trinket, having finished his foie-gras and champagne. The Life Of George Cruikshank, Vol. II. (of II)\|Blanchard Jerrold "It is too marvellous," said Aunt William, as she ate her foie-gras. The Twelfth Hour\|Ada Leverson Chocolate cream to fill the gap between woodcock and foie-gras, for instance! A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick He refused champagne, foie-gras sandwiches, and vanilla ices offered to him by the enthusiastic and indiscreet. The New Gulliver and Other Stories\|Barry Pain Little savouries, foie-gras, or cheese fondus in paper cases are thus handed. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886\|Various British Dictionary definitions for foie gras foie gras / (French fwa ɡrɑ) / noun See pâté de foie gras Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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