ashet
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of ashet
C16: from French assiette
Example Sentences
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A "jigget" of mutton is of course a gigot, and we have identified an "ashet" as an assiette.
From Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
To prepare:—Have a flat tin or ashet large enough to hold the biscuits side by side.
From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mill, Mrs. (Jean Oliver)
The second time run half on to a flat ashet or some plates.
From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mill, Mrs. (Jean Oliver)
If small ones arrange round ashet with baked tomatoes, spinach, green peas, &c., in the centre of the dish.
From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mill, Mrs. (Jean Oliver)
Turn out on hot ashet, and serve garnished with slices of hard-boiled egg or fried tomatoes.
From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mill, Mrs. (Jean Oliver)
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