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ashet

British  
/ ˈæʃɪt /

noun

  1. dialect a shallow oval dish or large plate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ashet

C16: from French assiette

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A "jigget" of mutton is of course a gigot, and we have identified an "ashet" as an assiette.

From Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

To prepare:—Have a flat tin or ashet large enough to hold the biscuits side by side.

From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mrs. (Jean Oliver) Mill

If toasted on an ashet serve on same dish.

From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mrs. (Jean Oliver) Mill

If small ones arrange round ashet with baked tomatoes, spinach, green peas, &c., in the centre of the dish.

From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mrs. (Jean Oliver) Mill

Turn out on hot ashet, and serve garnished with slices of hard-boiled egg or fried tomatoes.

From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mrs. (Jean Oliver) Mill

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