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
Other Word Forms
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
Vocabulary lists containing rechauffe
Example Sentences
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Jacob had intercepted the birthright, and for this Esau there was not even the réchauffé of a blessing.
From The Giant's Robe by Anstey, F.
The piece is a réchauffé of a mediæval farce, which has the credit of being the first play not a "mystery" or a miracle piece in the records of the French drama.
From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various
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
Your method is certainly characterized by humility: for it consists in merely serving up to the British public a réchauffé of Westcott and Hort's Textual Theory.
From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William
He stood watching the pretty glowing scene for a few minutes, and then went in to his solitary réchauffé dinner.
From My Little Lady by Poynter, Eleanor Frances
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