Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ENTREMETS
n.[L. intromissum.] Small plates set between the principal dishes at table, or dainty dishes.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ENTREMETS
En `tre *mets ", n. sing. & pl. Etym: [F., fr. entre between + mets a dish, mess. ]
1. (Cookery )
Defn: A side dish; a dainty or relishing dish usually eaten after the joints or principal dish; also, a sweetmeat, served with a dinner.
2. Any small entertainment between two greater ones. [R.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
entremets
en tre mets |ˌäntrəˈmā ˌɑntrəˈmeɪ | ▶noun a light dish served between two courses of a formal meal. ORIGIN French, from entre ‘between ’ + mets ‘dish. ’
Oxford Dictionary
entremets
entremets |ˌɒntrəˈmeɪ | ▶noun a light dish served between two courses of a formal meal. ORIGIN French, from entre ‘between ’ + mets ‘dish ’.
Duden Dictionary
Entremets
En t re mets , En tre mets Substantiv, Neutrum Gastronomie , das |ãtrəˈmeː |das Entremets; Genitiv: des Entremets |[…eː (s )]|, Entremets |[…eːs ]|französisch entremets, aus: entre = zwischen und mets = Gericht (bei einer größeren Speisenfolge ) leichtes Zwischengericht
French Dictionary
entremets
entremets n. m. nom masculin Dessert. : Un bel assortiment de glaces, de sorbets, de mousses à titre d ’entremets. Note Orthographique un entremet s, des entremet s: un s même au singulier.
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