Tatin

[ tah-tan ]

adjective

1. caramelized and baked in the manner of an upside-down cake:

   an apple tart Tatin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tatin¹

< French ( tarte ) tatin, à la Tatin, des desmoiselles Tatin; said to be after two (or more) Tatin sisters, who developed the recipe

Example Sentences

In Stringfellow's and Tatin's models the main aerofoil and balancer (tail) are practically contiguous.

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He first produced biplanes, then triplanes and finally a monoplane type, the Tatin-Paulhan .

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Tatin built a large model machine for him in those days, which after a 150 yard flight fell into the sea and was lost.

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"I ain't afraid; Dod is tatin' tare of me," said the child, with a little sigh.

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