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

And it was not until a fat quail arrived later, while he himself was trying to get through two mutton chops à l'anglaise, that she again tasted her claret.

From Three Weeks by Glyn, Elinor

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

He had a deep, wordless contempt for those of his acquaintances who dressed on ceremonial occasions "à l'anglaise," that is, in loose lounge suits and straw hats.

From Studies in love and in terror by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

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