pepperette
pepperette noun: an adulterant added to ground peppercorns, made from ground olive pits.
Noun
pepperette (countable and uncountable, plural pepperettes)
- An adulterant added to ground peppercorns, made from ground olive pits.
- In opening up the case for the prosecution Mr. Sadler stated that the pepper was found by the analyst (Dr. Campbell Brown) to contain 7 percent, of pepperette; and he was proceeding to refer to Mr. Kotzian, the manufacturer of the substance, when Mr. FirmiDger objected, and the objection was...1887, Chemist and Druggist: The Newsweekly for Pharmacy
- It has heretofore mainly consisted in the addition of rice, sand, and shop-sweepings, but recently a trade has sprung up in the sale of “poivrette” or “pepperette,” a substance which is made in Italy by grinding olive stones, and is sold in this country at about 1d. a lb., whereas the price of the...1887, Great Britain. Local Government Board, Annual Report of the Local Government Board
- A small receptacle with a perforated top used for dispensing pepper or similar spices.
- The idea is also applied to spices, such as ginger, mace, cinnamon, nutmeg, mixed spice, &c., a household box of pepperettes, containing six assorted spices of the best quality, costing 1s. 3d.1892, Bazaar Exchange and Mart, and Journal of the Household
- Small cruets, or pepperettes, salt cellars, and quaint mustard pots are placed at the corners ; or, if available, near each person.1922, Annie Butterworth, Manual of Household Work and Management, page 120
- Synonyms:
- pepper shaker, peppershaker, pepper pot
- A snack product made of meat spiced with hot pepper
- Out of the case, the meat case across the back of the store which had pepperettes, bologna, cold cuts, cheeses, steaks, chops, hams, all sorts of items.1968, Records & Briefs
- At left: Gerard Stemmler, owner, with a smoke house truck (rack) of pepperettes.1996, Meat Business Magazine - Volumes 57-58, page 251
- A mild small red capsicum.
- Gently fry the tomatoes in olive oil and put the pepperette in whole.2002, Mietta O'Donnell, Mietta's Italian Family Recipes, page 106
- Salsa, sliced pepperette, pickle relish, yellow mustard2013, Tess Pennington, The Prepper's Cookbook
Examples of pepperette in a sentence
- Campbell Brown) to contain 7 percent, of pepperette; and he was proceeding to refer to Mr.1887, Chemist and Druggist: The Newsweekly for Pharmacy:
- The chief adulterants of pepper are: excess of mineral matter (sand, etc.) starch (chiefly rice), long pepper, added husk, and ground olive stones or pepperette or poivrette.2015, J. E. Purvis, T. R. Hodgson, The Chemical Examination of Water, Sewage, Foods and Other Substances:
- The pepperette is cast as a begging pug dog, the salt as a bear: both have decoratively pierced pull-off heads .1980, James Thomas Herbert Baily, The Connoisseur: An Illustrated Magazine for Collectors:
- Tora bit into a pepperette and tore the meat stick apart with a hard jerk of her hand.2004, Edo Van Belkom, Wolf Pack, page 30:
Synonyms of pepperette
Forms of pepperette
| plural | pepperettes |
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Origin of pepperette
From pepper + -ette.
Questions about pepperette
- What does pepperette mean?
- Pepperette means an adulterant added to ground peppercorns, made from ground olive pits.
- How do you use pepperette in a sentence?
- Campbell Brown) to contain 7 percent, of pepperette; and he was proceeding to refer to Mr.
- What part of speech is pepperette?
- Pepperette is a noun.
- What is the plural of pepperette?
- The plural of pepperette is pepperettes.
Words near pepperette in the dictionary
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