tartine
Americannoun
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a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
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a piece of bread spread with butter, jam, etc.
noun
Etymology
Origin of tartine
First recorded in 1800–10; from French, equivalent to tart(e) + -ine diminutive suffix; tart 2 ( def. ), -ine 2
Example Sentences
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A wood-fire hearth the size of a walk-in closet glows in an open kitchen churning out California-inspired plates of hand dive scallop, crab and avocado tartine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
Jeffrey and I went to France in 1971, on a four-month camping trip all around Europe, and all we could afford was crème and tartine.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Other breakfast and lunch offerings include bodega-style egg sandwiches and tartine topped with whipped ricotta and roasted squash or topped with a pickled egg salad.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2021
Inspired by a certain Los Angeles restaurant, I like to use thick cut brioche for this tartine, and always top mine with a general sprinkle of flaky salt.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2021
It came—oh, so small a cow, like a great toy, colour of biscuit, and with a purple tongue which it rolled round a tartine I gave.
From The Lightning Conductor Discovers America by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
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