Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A top crust consisting of browned crumbs and butter, often with grated cheese.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A browned crust.
- noun Food served in a rich sauce and covered with browned crumbs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Cookery) The brown crust formed upon a gratinated dish; also, the dish itself, as of crusts of bread, game, or poultry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The top
crust of adish , consisting ofbreadcrumbs orgrated cheese heated under agrill ; the dish itself.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The term "gratin" applies to any oven-cooked dish that has a protective crust of breadcrumbs or cheese.
Upper-Crust Gratins Gail Monaghan 2012
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Onion Tarte tatin, goat cheese with herbs and a potato gratin from the provence.
it's PIMM's o'clock, baby myriam 2009
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Broil for 8-10 minutes, or until the gratin is golden brown.
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Onion Tarte tatin, goat cheese with herbs and a potato gratin from the provence.
raspberry lemonade myriam 2009
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Onion Tarte tatin, goat cheese with herbs and a potato gratin from the provence.
Archive 2009-09-01 myriam 2009
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Onion Tarte tatin, goat cheese with herbs and a potato gratin from the provence.
beet crostini with smoked trout myriam 2009
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Onion Tarte tatin, goat cheese with herbs and a potato gratin from the provence.
Archive 2009-07-01 myriam 2009
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Onion Tarte tatin, goat cheese with herbs and a potato gratin from the provence.
Archive 2009-05-01 myriam 2009
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Onion Tarte tatin, goat cheese with herbs and a potato gratin from the provence.
Archive 2009-03-01 myriam 2009
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Onion Tarte tatin, goat cheese with herbs and a potato gratin from the provence.
naughty drink myriam 2009
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