maigre

[ mey-ger; French me-gruh ]

/ ˈmeɪ gər; French ˈmɛ grə /

adjective

containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.

Nearby words

maidservant, maidstone, maidu, maiduguri, maieutic, maigre, maihem, maik, maiko, maikop, mail

Origin of maigre

From French, dating back to 1675–85; see origin at meager

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Examples from the Web for maigre

Merimee says of George Sand that he has known her "maigre comme un clou et noire comme une taupe."
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
For though the day was Friday, the soup was very far from maigre.
The Firebrand|S. R. Crockett
This is a very relishing sauce for roast pork, poultry, geese, or ducks; or green pease on maigre days.
The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual|William Kitchiner
For a maigre dish use fillets of fish, truffles, mushrooms, and Bechamel sauce (No. 3).
The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste:|Mrs. W. G. Waters

Panem et circenses; soup that shall not be too maigre; and a seat at the Porte St. Martin that shall not be too dear.
The Bertrams|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for maigre

maigre

/ (ˈmeɪɡə) /

adjective RC Church

not containing flesh, and so permissible as food on days of religious abstinencemaigre food

of or designating such a day

Word Origin for maigre

C17: from French: thin; see meagre

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