madeleine

[ mad-l-in, mad-l-eyn; French maduh-len ]

/ ˈmæd l ɪn, ˌmæd lˈeɪn; French madəˈlɛn /

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noun, plural mad·e·leines

[mad-l-inz, mad-l-eynz; French maduh-len]. /ˈmæd l ɪnz, ˌmæd lˈeɪnz; French madəˈlɛn/. French Cooking.

a small shell-shaped cake made of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter and baked in a mold.

something that triggers memories or nostalgia: in allusion to a nostalgic passage in Proust'sRemembrance of Things Past.

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Origin of madeleine

1835–45; <French, earlier gâteau à la Madeleine, after the female given name; the attribution of the recipe to an 18th-century cook named Madeleine Pau(l)mier is unsubstantiated

Words nearby madeleine

Madeira, Madeira cake, Madeira embroidery, Madeira topaz, Madeira vine, madeleine, made mast, mademoiselle, made of money, Madera, Maderno

Other definitions for madeleine (2 of 2)

Madeleine

[ mad-l-in, -lahyn; French maduh-len ]

/ ˈmæd l ɪn, -ˌlaɪn; French madəˈlɛn /

noun

a female given name, form of Magdalene.

Also Mad·e·laine, Mad·e·lene

[mad-l-in], /ˈmæd l ɪn/, Mad·e·line, Mad·e·lyn.

How to use madeleine in a sentence

Madeleine was always a force for goodness, grace and decency—and for freedom.
Madeleine Albright passes away at 84|Brody Levesque|March 23, 2022|Washington Blade
Bond shoots Safin dead, and then calls Madeleine to wish her farewell as he watches several missiles approach the island.
How No Time to Die's Unprecedented Ending Sets Up the Future of the Bond Franchise|Eliana Dockterman|October 8, 2021|Time
During a fight scene, one such thug insinuates that Madeleine betrayed him—just like Vesper had.
How No Time to Die's Unprecedented Ending Sets Up the Future of the Bond Franchise|Eliana Dockterman|October 8, 2021|Time
Madeleine will, of course, later in the movie confess that his suspicions are well-founded.
How No Time to Die's Unprecedented Ending Sets Up the Future of the Bond Franchise|Eliana Dockterman|October 8, 2021|Time

Meneghetti has also said the idea for his movie actually came from his encounter with a real-life living arrangement like the one shared by Nina and Madeleine.
Lesbian love story becomes thriller in ‘Two of Us’|John Paul King|February 4, 2021|Washington Blade
Early in her career, she and designer Madeleine Vionnet sued a woman in Paris for copying some 20,000 sketches of their designs.
The Big Business of Fashion Counterfeits|Lizzie Crocker|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Normally I might look to Samantha Power or Madeleine Albright or Hillary Clinton for foreign policy wisdom.
What Iran Can Learn From Gwyneth Paltrow|Nina Ansary|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite the fact that her husband had left France four years earlier, Madeleine had recently given birth to a healthy baby boy.
The Strange Science Behind Virgin Births|Candida Moss|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As our car sped along the Boulevard de la Madeleine, I was filled with hope and excitement.
The Model Diaries: The Rush of Rejection in Paris|Anonymous|December 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Several people at the resort had seen a man carrying a small bundled child on the night Madeleine disappeared.
Investigation Into Madeleine McCann Disappearance Reopened in Portugal|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I have looked in,” said Aristide, with his ingratiating smile, “to see whether you are ready to go to the Madeleine.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
In 1840 he did some work on an unfinished house in the suburbs of the Madeleine, purchased by the Thuilliers.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Daphne was still erect, self-confident, militant; whereas Madeleine knew herself vanquished—vanquished both in body and soul.
Marriage la mode|Mrs. Humphry Ward
Madeleine turned her face towards the gorge, her wasted hands clasped on her breast.
Marriage la mode|Mrs. Humphry Ward
The flower markets which always made Paris so attractive have vanished, even the famous flower market in front of the Madeleine.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian

British Dictionary definitions for madeleine

madeleine

/ (ˈmædəlɪn, -ˌleɪn) /

noun

a small fancy sponge cake

Word Origin for madeleine

C19: perhaps after Madeleine Paulmier, French pastry cook

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