garde-manger

[ gard-mahn-zhey ]

/ gard mɑ̃ˈʒeɪ /

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a cool room used for storing foods and for preparing certain dishes, especially cold buffet dishes.

a chef or cook who supervises the preparation of cold dishes.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Literally, “(that which) keeps food”

And, as the enigmatic front man to an avant garde indie rock group, he is droll, perceptive, and splendidly weird.
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How a small London design group seized the moment and brought avant-garde art to classic rock.
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From the refined attire at Lincoln Center to the avant-garde dress downtown, we spotted many of the big 2014 trends.
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The result was an email at 8:04 a.m. on Sept. 13 from Robert Durado, general manger the bridge.
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By the time I had done my toilette there was a tap at the door, and in another minute I was in the salle--manger.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Mrs. Haight was nasty, but I told her she did not know you the least little bit, that you were no dog in the manger.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
A broken broom, covered with very ancient cobwebs, lay under one manger, and the remnants of a stable-bucket under another.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
The day before her trial, her advocate, Chauveau de la Garde, visited her to consult respecting her defense.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
It was held round the little table in the salle manger, after Marie had brought coffee and gone out.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart