papillote

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17
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9

Definition of papillote

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A small piece of aluminum foil or parchment paper, wrapped around food during cooking.
    “cooked en papillote”
    “Remove from the oven and allow to rest for about 5 minutes before opening the papillote. Be very careful when you open it, since the papillote fills up with steam while it's cooking and it can be very hot.”
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noun

  1. A small piece of aluminum foil or parchment paper, wrapped around food during cooking.
    “cooked en papillote”
    “Remove from the oven and allow to rest for about 5 minutes before opening the papillote. Be very careful when you open it, since the papillote fills up with steam while it's cooking and it can be very hot.”
  2. (in-plural, often)A small piece of paper used to roll up hair to make it curl.
    “Emily Arundel stood by the dressing-table. The last curl of her dark hair had received its last braid of pearls; the professor of papillotes had decided, and she quite agreed with him, that à la Calypso best suited with her Grecian style of feature.”
    “"Good heavens, what has happened!" thought Glorvina, trembling with all the papillotes.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from French papillote.

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