Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small but broad shallow basket for displaying fruit or flowers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A broad, shallow basket, for displaying fruit or flowers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, Australia, New Zealand A small
basket orreceptacle forcollecting andselling fruit , particularlystrawberries .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small light basket used as a measure for fruits
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Examples
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Thwarted in its 73-year fantasy of watching a Briton in the men's singles final at Wimbledon, a nation of once-a-year tennis dreamers puts down its punnet of strawberries.
Wimbledon: Andy Murray, still a hero | Observer editorial 2011
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If you fancy trying them, they're available from 35 stores priced at £3 for a 400g punnet.
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Ingredients(Serves two as a starter)500g rump or sirloin steak1 bunch large asparagus10 olives1 punnet cherry tomatoes200g mixed salad leaves, such as rocket or watercress2 spring onions 100ml olive oil10ml red wine vinegar10ml balsamic vinegar½ tsp Dijon mustard½ tsp grated horseradish (or horseradish sauce if you can't get fresh)Rock saltFresh milled black pepperMethodCut off the woody part of the asparagus stalk.
Beef, asparagus and horseradish salad recipe / Angela Hartnett 2011
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Thwarted in its 73-year fantasy of watching a Briton in the men's singles final at Wimbledon, a nation of once-a-year tennis dreamers puts down its punnet of strawberries.
Wimbledon: Andy Murray, still a hero | Observer editorial 2011
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People will pay £3.00 + for a bottle of hair conditioner but, according to the supermarkets, they won't pay enough to cover the production costs of a punnet of strawberries or a pint of milk.
Writers as stars? Stroppy Author 2010
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Filling: 2 small red onions, cut into wedges; 1 red capsicum cut in 2cm chunks; 1 zucchini cut in 2cm chunks; 3 tbs olive oil; 1 punnet cherry tomatoes; ¼ cup pine nuts; ½ cup haloumi cut in 2cm chunks; 1 tbs chopped parsley; 1 tbs grated parmesan
Recipe Request girliejones 2010
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The punnet of blackberries was best treated to a blast in a hot oven with some garden lavender sugar and a split vanilla pod; removed when the fruit started to run and doused with double cream: then roasted an additional five minutes, the cream bubbling up like lava around the fruit, creating a wonderful marble of rich brambly and Jersey yellow.
The Garden Game 2009
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The punnet of blackberries was best treated to a blast in a hot oven with some garden lavender sugar and a split vanilla pod; removed when the fruit started to run and doused with double cream: then roasted an additional five minutes, the cream bubbling up like lava around the fruit, creating a wonderful marble of rich brambly and Jersey yellow.
The Garden Game 2009
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The punnet of blackberries was best treated to a blast in a hot oven with some garden lavender sugar and a split vanilla pod; removed when the fruit started to run and doused with double cream: then roasted an additional five minutes, the cream bubbling up like lava around the fruit, creating a wonderful marble of rich brambly and Jersey yellow.
The Garden Game 2009
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The punnet of blackberries was best treated to a blast in a hot oven with some garden lavender sugar and a split vanilla pod; removed when the fruit started to run and doused with double cream: then roasted an additional five minutes, the cream bubbling up like lava around the fruit, creating a wonderful marble of rich brambly and Jersey yellow.
The Garden Game 2009
brtom commented on the word punnet
"... and trays of onions, pearls of the earth, and punnets of mushrooms and custard marrows ..."
Joyce, Ulysses, 12
January 13, 2007