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tendu

[ tahn-doo; French tahn-dy ]

/ tɑnˈdu; French tɑ̃ˈdü /

adjective Ballet.

of or relating to a movement that is stretched or held.

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

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Origin of tendu

1920–25; <French: stretched, past participle of tendre to stretch, extend

Words nearby tendu

tendotomy, tendovaginal, tendovaginitis, tendril, tend to, tendu, Tendulkar, -tene, Tenebrae, tenebrific, tenebrionid

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Example sentences from the Web for tendu

It was tendu in the strongest degree, and when that is the case a reaction must come.
A Beleaguered City|Mrs. Oliphant
She saw some tendu fruit and longed for it and he gave it to her to eat.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
Members of this sept eat the fruit of the tendu tree, but do not cut the tree nor make any use of its leaves or branches.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
Perhaps the original idea may have been that she conceived through swallowing a tendu fruit.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell

(The tendu tree.24) It is said that the original ancestor of this sept was walking in the forest with his pregnant wife.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell

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