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Definition of Beignet
1. Noun. A deep-fried, yeast-raised doughnut dusted with confectioners' sugar.
Definition of Beignet
1. Noun. (U.K.) fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling) ¹
2. Noun. (American English) A Louisiana style fried donut or fritter covered in powdered sugar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beignet
1. a type of fritter or doughnut [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beignet
Literary usage of Beignet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language, from Chaucer to Saxe by James Parton (1884)
"Who can offer such a dish May dispense with fowl and fish; And if he a guest
should wish, Let him send for me I beignet DB POMME. ..."
2. Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors by Walter Hamilton (1887)
"beignet DK POMME. On the whole, there is nothing like beignet de Pomme ...
beignet de Pomme ! Of beignets there's none like beignet de Pomme. ..."
3. The Art of Entertaining by Mary Elizabeth Wilson Sherwood (1892)
"The French name is beignet de pomme. Thackeray immortalizes them thus ... Pomme I
beignet de pomme ! Of beignets there 's none like the beignet de pomme ! ..."
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