à l'anglaise
Americanadjective
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(italics) in the English manner or style.
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French Cooking. boiled in water or white stock.
chicken à l'anglaise; vegetables à l'anglaise.
Etymology
Origin of à l'anglaise
From French
Example Sentences
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Filer à l’anglaise means to slip away rudely without saying anything, in the English way.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2021
It may also be served with green peas au jus or à l'anglaise.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre
Here there was a sea-coal fire à l'anglaise, and only a subdued glimmering of wax candles, instead of the broad glare in the larger saloons.
From The Lovels of Arden by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
But Bonzig was not to be found; and Barty spent that day alone, and gorged in solitude and guzzled in silence—moult tristement, à l'anglaise.
From The Martian by Du Maurier, George
His second was breakfast, and he got it, à l'anglaise, with an omelette and jam, in a just-stirring hotel; and then, set up, he strolled off for the centre of things.
From Simon Called Peter by Keable, Robert
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