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Definition of Apple pie
1. Noun. Pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar.
Definition of Apple pie
1. Noun. A pie or tart made with a filling of cooked apples. ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively) Anything quintessentially American. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) Of a bed, to make an apple-pie bed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apple Pie
Literary usage of Apple pie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1907)
"The earliest extension of " pie " to baked fruit appears to be that of apple-pie,
found in literature from 1590 ; probably it was in rustic or dialect use ..."
2. Nonsense Books by Edward Lear (1888)
"ABA was once an apple-pie, ... Apple-pie ! IJ was once a little bear, Beary,
Wary, Hairy, Beary, Taky cary, ..."
3. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... PASTRIES The Art of Pie-Making— Piecrust—Puff Paste—Preparing Fruits /or
Pie—apple pie— Cherry Pie—Cream Pie—Sour Cream Pie—Dried Fruit Pies—Lemon Pie, ..."
4. Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher by Charles Madison Curry (1921)
"The originator doubtless expected the child to see the relation 01 cause and
consequence between Y and Z 119 A WAS AN APPLE-PIE A was an apple-pie; ..."
5. Travels in America by Asa] [Greene (1833)
"Such was the reception of the famous apple-pie-and-cheese present! But this is
the way with all your rude uncivilized republicans. ..."
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