Dijon mustard

[ dee-zhon; French dee-zhawn ]

/ ˈdi ʒɒn; French diˈʒɔ̃ /

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noun

a medium-hot mustard, originally made in Dijon.

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Fork in hand, napkin in lap, and a wine glass to toast, Dijon is a reminder of the poetry and elegance that lies in food.
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With the help of the instruction which he now received at Dijon from an able painter, Devosge, he made rapid progress.
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At Dijon he had competed for the Prix de Rome, and had been so simple as to make a sketch for one of his rivals.
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This happened in the year 1436, while Ren was still in captivity in the castle of Dijon.
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Mesha, this triumphal tablet tells us, made Dijon his fortified capital, and erected this memorial in it.
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One—the Parliament of Dijon—never registered it at all; while that of Paris instituted a long and decided resistance.
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