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basiled

basiled adjective: with basil (leaves of Ocimum basilicum used as a herb). Also the simple past and past participle of basil.

basiled: with basil (leaves of Ocimum basilicum used as a herb)
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Adjective

basiled (not comparable)

  1. (rare) With basil (leaves of Ocimum basilicum used as a herb).
    • Take perfect fried or poached eggs and set each one on a good thick slice of “basiled” tomatoes placed on fitted rounds of buttered toast spread with anchovy paste or little Portuguese sardines.1952, Ladies’ Home Journal, volume 69, page 76, column 2
    • Neither tortelloni—overgrown tortellini—in a basiled tomato sauce with cream drizzled over at the last minute nor an aristocracy of sea creatures in nests of thin capellini pasta is especially moving.1985 January 28, Gael Greene, “That’s Italian”, in New York, volume 18, number 4, →ISSN, page 37, column 2

Also used as

basiled is also the simple past and past participle of basil.

Examples of basiled in a sentence

  • Martin’s), gardeners can add natural flavor to after-dinner treats (try the basiled peaches bruschetta with pineapple mint custard sauce).1999, New Age: The Journal for Holistic Living, volume 16, number 7, page 62, column 3:
  • Minted meat balls, basiled goat cheese, mango and cilantro salsa, sushi.2002, Northwest Review, volume 40, University of Oregon, page 16:
  • It didn’t take long before I nodded off at my desk dreaming of eating buttered scampi atop basiled pasta in a breezy Portofino cafe with Doc Holliday.2012, John S. Craig, Mile High Cold and Other Stories, Lulu Books, →ISBN, pages 194–195:

Origin of basiled

From basil (“leaves of Ocimum basilicum used as a herb”) + -ed.

From basil (“to grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle”) + -ed.

Questions about basiled

What does basiled mean?
Basiled means with basil (leaves of Ocimum basilicum used as a herb).
How do you use basiled in a sentence?
Martin’s), gardeners can add natural flavor to after-dinner treats (try the basiled peaches bruschetta with pineapple mint custard sauce).
What part of speech is basiled?
Basiled is an adjective.

Words near basiled in the dictionary

  1. basilectalized
  2. basilectalizes
  3. basilectalizing
  4. basilectally
  5. basilects
  6. basiled
  7. basilei
  8. basileiolatry
  9. basileis
  10. basilemma
  11. basileolatry

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