déjeuner à la fourchette
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of déjeuner à la fourchette
Literally, “lunch with the fork”
Example Sentences
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The American breakfast has, I believe, long been a subject of irony to the foreign observer; but the American breakfast is an ascetic meal compared with the French déjeuner à la fourchette.
From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various
At present, it strikes me that the lady of the lawn is getting to be impatient, and the déjeuner à la fourchette, that I have had the precaution to order, is probably waiting our appearance.
From Home as Found by Cooper, James Fenimore
So far, so good, but his déjeuner à la fourchette at eleven or twelve is not always unobjectionable from a hygienic standpoint.
From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Reed, Myrtle
This fatiguing work being at last finished, I returned to the house, where I took a good déjeuner à la fourchette in company with the priest, and then set out with my black guide.
From A Woman's Journey Round the World by Pfeiffer, Ida
A long morning at the Louvre prevented my reaching home till one p.m., when the déjeuner à la fourchette was half way through its course.
From Seen and Unseen by Bates, E. Katharine
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