vinaigrette

[ vin-uh-gret ]

/ ˌvɪn əˈgrɛt /

noun

Also vinegarette. a small, ornamental bottle or box for holding aromatic vinegar, smelling salts, or the like.

adjective

(of a food, as asparagus or artichoke) served with a sauce made with vinegar or with vinaigrette sauce.

Nearby words

vin rouge, vin-, vin., vina, vinaceous, vinaigrette, vinaigrette sauce, vinasse, vinaya pitaka, vinblastine, vinblastine sulfate

Origin of vinaigrette

1690–1700; < French, equivalent to vinaigre vinegar + -ette -ette

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Examples from the Web for vinaigrette

Before serving, bake the cheese packages, combine the salad and vinaigrette, and serve.
The Barefoot Contessa’s Tasty Trip to Paris|Ina Garten|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is possibly the smile her vinaigrette saw when she tasted it.
Joan Juliet Buck on Being in Awe of Nora Ephron|Joan Juliet Buck|June 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Finish with a salad of frisee, chives, parsley, tarragon and chervil lightly dressed with the vinaigrette.
Fresh Picks|Ben Pollinger|February 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
To make the vinaigrette, in a pot, reduce pomegranate juice by half and let cool.
How Top Chefs Stay Thin|Rachel Syme|December 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The end result will be less like vinaigrette and more like a very vinegary, thin mayonnaise.
The Way To Dress A Naked Salad|Chris Styler|July 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Pour over some vinaigrette sauce, and sprinkle with chopped gherkins.
365 Foreign Dishes|Unknown
Sibyl hastened away, and returned with her vinaigrette, which she handed to Rolfe.
The Whirlpool|George Gissing
Tunny and bonito, after being boiled, are served cold in vinaigrette.
Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks|Pierre Blot
But the next moment her vinaigrette was rolling down the bank towards the brook, and I was after it.
The Celebrity, Complete|Winston Churchill
Mrs. Aylett, excessively pale, applied her vinaigrette to her nose, and trembled yet more violently.
At Last|Marion Harland

British Dictionary definitions for vinaigrette

vinaigrette

/ (ˌvɪneɪˈɡrɛt) /

noun

Also called: vinegarette a small decorative bottle or box with a perforated top, used for holding smelling salts, etc

Also called: vinaigrette sauce a salad dressing made from oil and vinegar with seasonings; French dressing

adjective

served with vinaigrette

Word Origin for vinaigrette

C17: from French, from vinaigre vinegar

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Word Origin and History for vinaigrette

vinaigrette

1690s, a type of condiment, from French vinaigrette, diminutive of vinaigre "(aromatic) vinegar" (see vinegar). Modern sense of a type of dressing for salads or cold vegetables is attested from 1877.