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• Nesselrode
  Nesselrode

  noun

  Count Karl Robert Karl Vasilyevich, 1780–1862, Russian diplomat and statesman.
• nesselrode
  nesselrode

  noun

  a rich frozen pudding, made of chestnuts, eggs, cream, etc

Nesselrode

¹ American  

[nes-uhl-rohd] / ˈnɛs əlˌroʊd /

noun

1. Count Karl Robert Karl Vasilyevich, 1780–1862, Russian diplomat and statesman.

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Nesselrode ² American  

[nes-uhl-rohd] / ˈnɛs əlˌroʊd /

noun

1. a mixture of preserved fruits, nuts, etc., used as a sauce or in pies, puddings, ice cream, or the like.

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Nesselrode ¹ British  

/ ˈnɛsəlˌrəʊd, nɪsɪlˈrɔdə /

noun

1. Count Karl Robert . 1780–1862, Russian diplomat: as foreign minister (1822–56), he negotiated the Treaty of Paris after the Crimean War (1856)

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nesselrode ² British  

/ ˈnɛsəlˌrəʊd /

noun

1. a rich frozen pudding, made of chestnuts, eggs, cream, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Nesselrode

First recorded in 1835–45; said to have been invented by the chef of Russian diplomat and statesman Nesselrode

Example Sentences

Ms. Paredez even has a version of a New York heirloom that’s slipping further out of memory every year, a chestnut-filled Nesselrode pie.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2020

Rather than a looking glass, Nesselrode takes Alys through the screen still hanging in an abandoned movie theater.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2014

He has loosened his loose, gabby prose until it is as flabby as Nesselrode custard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Count Nesselrode my rights has showed; Who to ridicule dares turn 'em?

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

Nesselrode for forty years was the Foreign Minister of the Tsar, although he only spoke German and did not know a word of Russian.

From German Problems and Personalities by Saroléa, Charles