maigre
Americanadjective
adjective
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not containing flesh, and so permissible as food on days of religious abstinence
maigre food
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of or designating such a day
Etymology
Origin of maigre
From French, dating back to 1675–85; see origin at meager
Example Sentences
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It is good for you to be put upon maigre fare, for once.
From An Englishwoman's Love-Letters by Laurence Housman
Wouff!" she announced to me—"No anxiety there—an Anglaise—not appetizing—not a fausse maigre like us, as thin as a hairpin!
From Man and Maid by Elinor Glyn
This is a menu of a table-d'hôte dîner maigre served there on Good Friday, and it is an excellent example of a meal without meat:— Bisque d'Ecrevisses.
From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel) Newnham-Davis
If he can root out monks, the Pope will have less occasion to allow gras, because we cannot supply them with maigre.
From Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II by Horace Walpole
I don't think Mademoiselle will ever forget my wretched bouillon maigre.
From A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story by Angela Brazil
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