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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Straight Bourbon was too much for his republican stomach, and there were other unpleasant things about France�"a strange country made up of dirt and gilding, good cheer and soupe maigre, bedbugs and laces."
From Time Magazine Archive
He would have given much for a basin of even the prison soupe maigre.
From With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne by Strang, Herbert
This is a very relishing sauce for roast pork, poultry, geese, or ducks; or green pease on maigre days.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William
A maigre supper was served at half-past seven.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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 Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel)
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