à l'anglaise

American  

[ah lahng-gleyz, -glez, a lahn-glez] / ˈɑ lɑŋˈgleɪz, -ˈglɛz, a lɑ̃ˈglɛz /

adjective

1. (italics) in the English manner or style.

2. French Cooking. boiled in water or white stock.

   chicken à l'anglaise; vegetables à l'anglaise.

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Etymology

Origin of à l'anglaise

From French

Example Sentences

Filer à l’anglaise means to slip away rudely without saying anything, in the English way.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2021

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

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)

You can’t wear an English hat—at least, I never could—unless you dress your hair à l’anglaise; and I must say that’s a talent I never possessed. 

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry