réchauffé
Americannoun
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a warmed-up dish of food.
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anything old or stale brought into service again.
noun
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warmed-up leftover food
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old, stale, or reworked material
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Etymology
Origin of réchauffé
First recorded in 1795–1805; from French, past participle of réchauffer, equivalent to r(e)- re- + échauffer “to warm”; see chafe
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The conversation you hear around you, and perforce engage in, is equally unedifying, both religiously and intellectually, a sort of réchauffé of Murray’s handbook, flavoured with discussions on last Sunday’s sermon.
From Rome in 1860 by Dicey, Edward
How could I blame her for preferring Captain Carey's love to my réchauffé affections?
From The Doctor's Dilemma by Stretton, Hesba
All the dishes were excellent and suited me far better than the wearisome, academical courses of saltless, leathery dried fish and cabbage réchauffé, which were served to me in Göttingen.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno
This farce is a mere réchauffé of The Committee, by the hon. sir R. Howard.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
The landlord spurs his guests to fresh attack, With fricassee, réchauffé and omelets; A toothsome feast that Apicius would fain have served, While wine, divine, new zeal in all begets.
From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison
As it is, when it has become a little forgotten, the quarterly reviewers, or their representatives, of the twenty-first century will be able to make endless réchauffés of it.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George
What vulgarity, what pointless joking, what pitiable attempts to serve up old impromptus réchauffés!
From Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory by Symons, Arthur
Many of the dishes prepared in the chafing-dish are réchauffés of cold cooked meats, including game and fish.
From Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes by Hill, Janet McKenzie
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