galantine

[ gal-uhn-teen, gal-uhn-teen ]

noun

1. a dish of boned poultry, wrapped in its skin and poached in gelatin stock, pressed, and served cold with aspic or its own jelly.

galantine

/ ˈɡælənˌtiːn /

noun

1. a cold dish of meat or poultry, which is boned, cooked, stuffed, then pressed into a neat shape and glazed

Word History and Origins

Origin of galantine¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Old French galentine, gala ( n ) tine jellied fish or other meat, perhaps ultimately < Dalmatian galatina; gelatin

Word History and Origins

Origin of galantine¹

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin galatina, probably from Latin gelātus frozen, set; see gelatine

Example Sentences

The word galantine means a boned bird, or a boned shoulder of veal.

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Bring to boiling point, and put in the "galantine," as the chicken roll is called.

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Turkey is boned precisely the same as you bone a "galantine" of chicken.

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Then put in a little more cold jelly, until you have a good base upon which to rest the "galantine."

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When ready to serve, wipe the mold with a warm cloth, and turn the "galantine" on to a long platter.

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