smallage

[ smaw-lij ]

noun

the celery, Apium graveolens, especially in its wild state.

Origin of smallage

1250–1300; Middle English smalege, smalache, equivalent to smalesmall + ache parsley <Old French <Latin apium celery, parsley

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How to use smallage in a sentence

Take young sprouts of smallage—wash and drain them till perfectly dry.
The American Housewife | Anonymous
Let it remain three or four days, to have the smallage absorb the brandy—then put in as much more brandy as the bottle will hold.
The American Housewife | Anonymous
When the bottle is two-thirds full of the smallage, turn in French brandy, till the bottle is full.
The American Housewife | Anonymous
Take the young sprouts of smallage, wash and drain them till perfectly dry.
The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide | Anonymous
To this quantity put as much smallage as you buy for a peny, which maketh it strong of the HerPage 138b, and very green.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened | Kenelm Digby

British Dictionary definitions for smallage

smallage

/ (ˈsmɔːlɪdʒ) /

noun

an archaic name for wild celery

Origin of smallage

C13: from earlier smalache, from smal small + ache wild celery, from Old French, from Latin apium

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