Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually sweet course or dish, as of fruit, ice cream, or pastry, served at the end of a meal.
- noun Chiefly British Fresh fruit, nuts, or sweetmeats served after the sweet course of a dinner.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A service of fruits and sweetmeats at the close of a repast; the last course at table: in the United States often used to include pies, puddings, and other sweet dishes.
- noun Dessert-service, the dishes, plates, etc., used in serving dessert.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner.
- noun a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
- noun as much as a dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
sweet confection served as the lastcourse of ameal
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a dish served as the last course of a meal
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Practical Grammar and Composition Thomas Wood
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"The term dessert wine is a taboo today -- 'dry' is where it's at," said Daniel Johnnes, wine director for the Dinex Group in New York.
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One of the reasons I like using sweet potatoes in dessert is that it really makes for a guilt-free experience when their nutritional properties are considered.
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So it's your job to take back the stage in the end and reach your audience emotionally with what they call "dessert," which can be a quote or a reference to some inspirational content.
Ruth Starkman: Reaching Your Audience Ruth Starkman 2011
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So it's your job to take back the stage in the end and reach your audience emotionally with what they call "dessert," which can be a quote or a reference to some inspirational content.
Ruth Starkman: Reaching Your Audience Ruth Starkman 2011
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Needless to say, this dessert is another entry for MBP: Less is More.
Archive 2008-07-01 Nupur 2008
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All you need to know about this dessert is the reaction it received, a prolonged mmmm, a content sigh and a broad smile.
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So it's your job to take back the stage in the end and reach your audience emotionally with what they call "dessert," which can be a quote or a reference to some inspirational content.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Ruth Starkman 2011
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Beth said ... lately, i've replaced peanut butter in dessert recipes with a dark chocolate peanut butter that a friend brought me from nyc. it's over-the-top good. this might be a great way to use the last of the jar!
Peanut butter pie recipe | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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The dessert is soaked with chocolate sauce and comes with whipped cream on top.
Paris Dining in NYC 2010
bilby commented on the word dessert
Desserts I desire not, so long no lost one rise distressed.
October 18, 2008