Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
orange-blossom .
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Examples
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Orange Flowers Orange flowers come from the bitter or Seville orange, Citrus aurantium, and they have been used for millennia to flavor sweets and other dishes in the Middle East, usually in the extract called orange-flower water.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Orange Flowers Orange flowers come from the bitter or Seville orange, Citrus aurantium, and they have been used for millennia to flavor sweets and other dishes in the Middle East, usually in the extract called orange-flower water.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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• To make a cheddar cheese flavor for string cheese, Ms. Wright used oleic acid, reminiscent of animal fat; capric acid, which smells like candle wax; indole, found in orange-flower scent; methional, a potato-like smell; and a hint of butyric acid, which "smells of vomit."
The Tastemaker in Her Flavor Factory Alexandra Alter 2011
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Whisk eggs, orange peel, vanilla, and orange-flower water in bowl to blend.
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Mmmm...one of my favorite food-memories is of eating honeydew the color of a luna moth, so sweet, and flavored with fresh orange juice and orange-flower water in Morocco.
Hilde Soliani Mangiamo Dopo Teatro: Perfume Review...and a Prize Draw Marina Geigert 2009
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On the day following his liberation, he saw, at Grasse, in front of an orange-flower distillery, some men engaged in unloading bales.
Les Miserables 2008
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Sprinkle the orange-flower mixture over the exposed inside of the leaves.
Paula Wolfert's Prune and Apple Tart with Filo Rosettes Lindy 2006
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Her symptoms did not seem alarming; he had prescribed — Spir: Ammon: Aromat: with a little Spir: Menth: Pip: and orange-flower, which would be all that was necessary.
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Frau Lenore gave over weeping, permitted Gemma to bring her out of the corner, where she sat huddled up, to put her into an arm-chair near the window, and to give her some orange-flower water to drink.
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I found the kaffir lime to be herbal and somewhat bitter, and the mandarin blossom — which includes distilled orange-flower infusion as well as the fruit — perfumey, with a very floral nose and a strong candied-orange flavor.
Flavorless No More 2004
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