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
And when Leonore sent him a look and a smile, and held up the wrist, so as to show the pearl bracelet, Peter suddenly thought what a delicious rissole he was eating.
From The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Ford, Paul Leicester
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
With the aid of my Cookery Course notes I can differentiate between no fewer than thirty-four different types of rissole.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919 by Various
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
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