madeleine
a small shell-shaped cake made of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter and baked in a mold.
something that triggers memories or nostalgia: in allusion to a nostalgic passage in Proust's Remembrance of Things Past.
Origin of madeleine
1Other definitions for Madeleine (2 of 2)
a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- Also Mad·e·laine, Mad·e·lene [mad-l-in], /ˈmæd l ɪn/, Mad·e·line, Mad·e·lyn.
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How to use madeleine in a sentence
The Duke team led by Madeline Meier studied nearly every child born in the New Zealand town of Dunedin born in the early 1970s.
A scene between Cleavon Little, the black sheriff, and Madeline Kahn.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen we got Madeline Kahn and Teri Garr and Cloris and Kenny.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIs it twue vot zey say,” Madeline asks him seductively, “about how you people are built?
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNext out was Madeline, a one-and-a-half year old Sphinx in a frilly pink ballerina outfit.
Kitty CATure Fashion Show, An Amazing Dog and Cat Fashion Show, Happened In New York This Weekend | Lori-Lee Emshey | September 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
One should give only from ze happiness of ze heart, Madeline.
Tabitha at Ivy Hall | Ruth Alberta BrownMadeline Spencer, in a shimmering white negligée, was standing in the doorway.
The Princess Dehra | John Reed ScottWhen they had gone, Lotzen dismissed every one with a nod, and sitting down drew Madeline Spencer on his knee.
The Princess Dehra | John Reed ScottAnd Dehra caught the gleam when it flashed the brightest, and in a fury of desire she drove at Madeline Spencer.
The Princess Dehra | John Reed ScottI should have been considered wiser had I been so, but my thoughts instantly flew to Madeline Carlyon.
Hurricane Hurry | W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for madeleine
/ (ˈmædəlɪn, -ˌleɪn) /
a small fancy sponge cake
Origin of madeleine
1Collins 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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