vanilla slice
vanilla slice noun: a snack similar to a mille-feuille, consisting of a layer of vanilla custard or cream between two layers of pastry.
Noun
vanilla slice (plural vanilla slices)
- A snack similar to a mille-feuille, consisting of a layer of vanilla custard or cream between two layers of pastry.
- Strain 1162 was isolated from a vanilla slice that was incriminated in a second outbreak originating in the same bakery, six weeks after the first outbreak.1941, Studies from the Connaught Medical Research Laboratories and School of Hygiene, University of Toronto, volume 12, page 852
- One hundred and thirty-three vanilla slices, purchased from shops in the County of West Yorkshire, were examined to determine the numbers and type of bacteria present at the time of purchase.1978, Association of Public Health Inspectors (UK), An Examination of the Bacteriological Quality of Retail Vanilla Slices, Environmental Health, Volume 86, page 67
- Synonyms:
- cream slice, custard slice, Napoleon, Napoleon slice, snot block
Synonyms of vanilla slice
Forms of vanilla slice
| plural | vanilla slices |
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Questions about vanilla slice
- What does vanilla slice mean?
- Vanilla slice means a snack similar to a mille-feuille, consisting of a layer of vanilla custard or cream between two layers of pastry.
- What part of speech is vanilla slice?
- Vanilla slice is a noun.
- What is the plural of vanilla slice?
- The plural of vanilla slice is vanilla slices.
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