Definition of French endive

1. Noun. Young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head.

Exact synonyms: Belgian Endive, Witloof
Generic synonyms: Chicory Escarole, Endive, Escarole
Group relationships: Cichorium Endivia, Endive, Witloof

Lexicographical Neighbors of French Endive

French cuff
French cuffs
French curve
French curves
French cut
French cuts
French dip
French donut
French donuts
French door
French doors
French drain
French drains
French dressing
French dressing for fruit salad
French endive (current term)
French flag problem
French flap
French foreign office
French franc
French francs
French fries
French fritter
French fry
French grip
French heel
French honeysuckle
French horn
French horns
French inhale

Literary usage of French endive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Malone Cook Book by Mrs George Hawkins (1917)
"French endive.— Serve on plates with French dressing. French endive.- Cut rings from a green pepper and put three or four stalks of endive in each ring. ..."

2. Fifty-two Sunday Dinners: A Book of Recipes, Arranged on a Unique Plan by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1915)
"French endive Remove the imperfect outer stalks from the desired number of heads of French endive. If heads are large, cut them in halves lengthwise; ..."

3. Castelar Crèche Cook Book by Castelar Crèche (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1922)
"CELERY HEARTS AND French endive SALAD Wash, drain and dry crisp French endive. Arrange on individual salad plates surrounded with curled celery. ..."

4. The Horticulturist's Rule-book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1895)
"Cucumber. — Latin, cucumis. Egg-plant. — From the egg-shaped fruit of some varieties. Endive. — French, endive, indirectly from the Latin ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"FK Porter, il Gard M 23:186 Ар 46 Growing French endive in the backyard. SLHS Spalding. Educ R 52:392-402 N 46 Energy. See Force and energy - L'Enfant ..."

6. Cooking for Two: A Handbook for Young Housekeepers by Hill, Janet McKenzie (1909)
"Set the halves of the fruit, thus prepared, on individual plates and in the center of each set half a dozen heart-leaves of French endive in an upright ..."

7. How to Cook in Casserole Dishes by Marion Harris Neil (1912)
"French endive Paprika 1 ripe grape fruit i romaine French dressing Wash and dry the endive and mix it with the carpels of the grape fruit. ..."

8. Two Hundred Recipes for Making Salads: With Thirty Recipes for Dressings and by Olive M. Hulse (1910)
"French endive Salad Wash the endive thoroughly and let it stand in ice cold water for an hour. Pour over French dressing made red with paprica. ..."

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