financière
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of financière
< French, short for adv. phrase à la financière in the manner of a financier. Cf. à la mode
Example Sentences
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See also Delisle, L'Administration financière des Templiers, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 1889, vol. xxxiii. pt. ii., and Ashley, Economic History, vol. i. pt. ii. p.
From An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching by George O'Brien
A la financière.—This is a fricassée of chicken served with a financière garniture.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot
Financière.—When prepared, cooked, and dished as directed, surround it with a financière garniture, and serve warm.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot
It is also served with a garniture of cauliflowers, financière, Macédoine, and of truffles.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot
When the sweetbreads au jus are dished as directed, place tastefully, all around, either of the following garnitures: cauliflower, chicken-combs, duxelle, financière, mushrooms, liver, Macédoine, quenelles, and truffles.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot
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