compotier
Americannoun
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compotiers
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of compotier
From French, dating back to 1745–55; see origin at compote, -ier 2
Example Sentences
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The apples should now have an even glossy surface; as each is finished put it at once into the compotier.
From Choice Cookery by Catherine Owen
On a very large table the four compotiers are filled with candy, and two or four larger silver dishes or baskets are filled with fruit and put on alternately with the candy dishes.
From Etiquette by Emily Post
These dishes, or compotiers, hold candy or fruit, chosen less for taste than for decorative appearance.
From Etiquette by Emily Post
Yellow is sunny in effect, and for a yellow dinner the color scheme may be obtained with yellow flowers, oranges, silver-gilt compotiers, gilded china, and with light diffused through yellow shades.
From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald
The perishable articles, that cannot be put on until the last moment, can usually have their position located by the compotiers or the bonbon dishes which will hold them.
From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald
In the same way the compotiers can be filled with candies or conserves of the "everlasting" variety; silver-foiled chocolates or nougat, or gum drops or crystalized ginger or conserved fruits—will keep for months!
From Etiquette by Emily Post
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