1700–10; < French; Middle French roissole, rousole, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *russeola (feminine adj.) reddish
< French, past participle of rissoler to brown, derivative of rissole rissole
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But it's easier to swallow that frown, grab a rissole and join in.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2013
An unfired rissole made from grated carrot and flaked peanuts cost at most a penny, and if followed by dates or figs would be a sufficient meal, and 2d. would cover the cost.
From The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine by Daniel, Charles William
Mrs. Gresley would have liked to sit in the school-room when lessons were over, but Fräulein had been so distant at luncheon about a rissole that she had not the courage to go in.
From Red Pottage by Cholmondeley, Mary
Remove to hot-platter, garnish with rissole potatoes, and pass mint jelly with them.
From The Story of Crisco by Neil, Marion Harris
A well-cooked rissole, brought pleasantly to you, is good eating.
From The Small House at Allington by Trollope, Anthony
We put odd scraps of fish into rissoles.
From Time Magazine Archive
For Homer never puts rissoles, or forcemeat, or cheesecakes, or omelettes before his princes, but meat such as was calculated to make them vigorous in body and mind.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
They dilated to Agassiz and myself about a great discovery they had made, namely, that excellent rissoles could be made of bully beef and ground biscuits.
From The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" by Davidson, George
Close and crimp the edges nicely, and fry the rissoles in butter.
From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Leslie, Eliza
Dip the rissoles in egg and crumbs, and fry in deep fat.
From How to Cook Fish by Reed, Myrtle
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