compotier

American  

[kom-puh-teer, kawn-paw-tyey] / ˌkɒm pəˈtɪər, kɔ̃ pɔˈtjeɪ /

noun

• compotiers
  plural

1. compote.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• compotiers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of compotier

From French, dating back to 1745–55; see origin at compote, -ier ²

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

compotier compotiers

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

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

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

All the ornamentation of the dinner-table is high this winter—high candlesticks, high vases, high glasses for the flowers, and tall glass compotiers.

From Manners and Social Usages by Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood

Nuts with hard shells are cracked, the meats removed and placed in bonbon dishes, or are piled on lace papers in small compotiers.

From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald

These dishes, or compotiers, hold candy or fruit, chosen less for taste than for decorative appearance.

From Etiquette by Emily Post