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assiette

assiette noun: a plate of food, but typically a small plate containing the same food item prepared in various different ways.

Noun

assiette (plural assiettes)

  1. A plate of food, but typically a small plate containing the same food item prepared in various different ways
  2. A mixture of bole, bloodstone, and galena once used in bookbinding as a gilding surface

Forms of assiette

pluralassiettes

Origin of assiette

Borrowed from French assiette. Doublet of ashet.

Questions about assiette

What does assiette mean?
Assiette means a plate of food, but typically a small plate containing the same food item prepared in various different ways.
What part of speech is assiette?
Assiette is a noun.
What is the plural of assiette?
The plural of assiette is assiettes.

Words near assiette in the dictionary

  1. assiento
  2. assientoes
  3. assientos
  4. assier
  5. assiest
  6. assiette
  7. assiettes
  8. assig
  9. Assiginack
  10. assign
  11. assign'd

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