compotier

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com⋅po⋅tier

[kom-puh-teer; Fr. kawn-paw-tyey]

–noun, plural -tiers [-teerz; Fr. -tyey]

compote (def. 2).

Origin:
1745–55; < F; see compote, -ier ²

[kom-poht; Fr. kawn-pawt]

–noun, plural -potes [-pohts; Fr. -pawt]

1.	fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.

2.	Also, compotier. a dish, usually of glass, china, or silver, having a base, stem, and often a lid, and used for serving fruit, nuts, candy, etc.

Origin:
1685–95; < F; OF composte < L composita, fem. of compositus composite; cf. compost

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