Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A salad of shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dish consisting of finely cut cabbage dressed with vinegar, salt, pepper, etc., eaten either raw or slightly cooked; cabbage-salad. Also called, erroneously, cold-slaw.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A salad made of sliced cabbage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
salad of finelyshredded raw cabbage and sometimes shreddedcarrots , dressed withmayonnaise (white) or avinaigrette (red).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun basically shredded cabbage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Okay I know you said that the coleslaw is the easy part of BBQing ... but I have been craving Salt Licks coleslaw for 4 years!!!
taking sides with barbecue | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007
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Now my standard coleslaw is "just right" all the time, and never the source of disharmony in a meal.
Side of Slaw Lindy 2006
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And speaking of fish: this coleslaw is terrific served alongside fish.
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And speaking of fish: this coleslaw is terrific served alongside fish.
Archive 2005-07-01 2005
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Their excellent coleslaw is based on a highly regarded recipe from The Pantry in downtown Los Angeles.
You gonna eat that? Random musings on food and life in Orange County, California » 2004 » October 2004
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Their excellent coleslaw is based on a highly regarded recipe from The Pantry in downtown Los Angeles.
You gonna eat that? Random musings on food and life in Orange County, California » Food void 2004
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It's served with a fennel coleslaw, which is so much nicer than your standard shredded cabbage.
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The coleslaw was a little heavy on the mayo but otherwise a fresh combination of carrots and cabbage and right on par with the American version.
Stars and Stripes 2009
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The coleslaw was the also from my bento lunch stash.
allthingspurple 2008
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And PeggyU -- same here with the addition of a dog. in 'coleslaw'.
Knowledge is Power 2010
bilby commented on the word coleslaw
WordNet's cooking lessons have not proven to be a runaway success.
October 3, 2008
plethora commented on the word coleslaw
Ew, the second definition has that horrible m-word in it! As if I needed any other reasons to hate coleslaw.
October 3, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word coleslaw
All the more reprehensible since it isn't really a necessary word to describe "dressing."
October 3, 2008
reesetee commented on the word coleslaw
"Moist dressing" makes me want to take a shower.
October 3, 2008
bilby commented on the word coleslaw
Etymology is worth a look for the fact we don't have a huge number of modern Dutch words in English.
October 3, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word coleslaw
Absolutely. I love that this is one of the few holdovers from the Dutch settlement of New York (even old New York was once New Amsterdam). Which gives me an opportunity to plug one of my favorite books, Russell Shorto's The Island at the Center of the World, seen here.
And I rather like coleslaw, myself. But I object strenuously to the term "moist dressing."
October 3, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word coleslaw
See slaw (Margery Daw).
July 28, 2011