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• Nesselrode
  Nesselrode

  noun

  Count Karl Robert Karl Vasilyevich, 1780–1862, Russian diplomat and statesman.
• nesselrode
  nesselrode

  noun

  a rich frozen pudding, made of chestnuts, eggs, cream, etc

Nesselrode

¹ American  

[nes-uhl-rohd] / ˈnɛs əlˌroʊd /

noun

1. Count Karl Robert Karl Vasilyevich, 1780–1862, Russian diplomat and statesman.

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Nesselrode ² American  

[nes-uhl-rohd] / ˈnɛs əlˌroʊd /

noun

1. a mixture of preserved fruits, nuts, etc., used as a sauce or in pies, puddings, ice cream, or the like.

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Nesselrode ¹ British  

/ ˈnɛsəlˌrəʊd, nɪsɪlˈrɔdə /

noun

1. Count Karl Robert . 1780–1862, Russian diplomat: as foreign minister (1822–56), he negotiated the Treaty of Paris after the Crimean War (1856)

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nesselrode ² British  

/ ˈnɛsəlˌrəʊd /

noun

1. a rich frozen pudding, made of chestnuts, eggs, cream, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Nesselrode

First recorded in 1835–45; said to have been invented by the chef of Russian diplomat and statesman Nesselrode

Example Sentences

Ms. Paredez even has a version of a New York heirloom that’s slipping further out of memory every year, a chestnut-filled Nesselrode pie.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2020

Rather than a looking glass, Nesselrode takes Alys through the screen still hanging in an abandoned movie theater.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2014

He has loosened his loose, gabby prose until it is as flabby as Nesselrode custard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gortschakoff was substituted for Nesselrode in the Chancellorship.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various

Nesselrode for forty years was the Foreign Minister of the Tsar, although he only spoke German and did not know a word of Russian.

From German Problems and Personalities by Saroléa, Charles