omelette

C17: from French omelette, changed from alumette, from alumelle sword blade, changed by mistaken division from la lemelle, from Latin (see lamella); apparently from the flat shape of the omelette

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omega meson, omega minus, omega-minus particle, omega-oxidation theory, omelet, omelette, omen, Omenn's syndrome, omental, omental bursa, omental graft

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His Sunday-morning ritual was cutting them into little pieces and frying them crisp and then folding them into an omelette.
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Fanchon is deeply interested in the bacon omelette as she watches it browning and sputtering over the fire.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
Fanchon sits on the settle, her chin on a level with the table, to eat the steaming omelette and drink the sparkling cider.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
Breakfasted on the banks of the Elbe (omelette aux confitures) and returned to Dresden by boat.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky

When some friend spoke to her of her rival's salon, she exclaimed, "Voil bien du bruit pour une omelette au lard."
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
She brings breakfast of coffee without milk and an omelette, but we always have our ration of bacon as well.
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