Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete form of pottinger.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A porringer.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A kitchen garden; sometimes used attributively.
  • noun obsolete A porringer.

Etymologies

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From Middle French potager, from potage.

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Examples

  • High-end vegetable patches -- some call them by the French term "potager" -- are also becoming popular spots for entertaining.

    The Vegetable Patch Goes Luxe Ellen Gamerman 2008

  • To meet the demand, The Green Man is emphasizing the addition of an old and venerable garden enhancement called the potager or French kitchen garden.

    THE GREEN MAN FINE LANDSCAPE DESIGN SPRING 2009 NEWSLETTER Pooky 2009

  • Your potager is a FORMAL, rigidly GEOMETRIC garden that is an integral part of your landscape design.

    FRENCH KITCHEN GARDENS 2009: MAKE WAY FOR THE POTAGER Pooky 2009

  • In fact, call your vegetable plot a "potager" and right away you might find it more charming.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2009

  • Charentais = "a type of true cantaloupe from Europe (what Americans call cantaloupes are actually muskmelons.); poh-tow-zhay = pronunciation for" potager "or (kitchen garden)

    French Word-A-Day: 2008

  • Charentais = "a type of true cantaloupe from Europe (what Americans call cantaloupes are actually muskmelons.); poh-tow-zhay = pronunciation for" potager "or (kitchen garden)

    betterave - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • Charentais = "a type of true cantaloupe from Europe (what Americans call cantaloupes are actually muskmelons.); poh-tow-zhay = pronunciation for" potager "or (kitchen garden)

    French Word-A-Day: 2008

  • Charentais = "a type of true cantaloupe from Europe (what Americans call cantaloupes are actually muskmelons.); poh-tow-zhay = pronunciation for "potager" or (kitchen garden)

    French Word-A-Day: 2008

  • Charentais = "a type of true cantaloupe from Europe (what Americans call cantaloupes are actually muskmelons.); poh-tow-zhay = pronunciation for "potager" or (kitchen garden)

    betterave - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • The plan, though, is to till up the flat ledge in front of the house this fall and convert it all to some semblance of a potager.

    Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

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