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cordon bleu

[ French kawr-dawn blœ ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cor·dons bleus [kaw, r, -daw, n, , blœ].

the sky-blue ribbon worn as a badge by knights of the highest order of French knighthood under the Bourbons.
some similar high distinction.
one entitled to wear the cordon bleu.
any person of great distinction in a specific field, especially a distinguished chef.

(of a dish made with thin slices of veal, chicken, etc.) interlaid or stuffed with ham and cheese and then sautéed:
chicken cordon bleu.

cordon bleu

/ kɔrdɔ̃ blø /

French history
1. the sky-blue ribbon worn by members of the highest order of knighthood under the Bourbon monarchy
2. a knight entitled to wear the cordon bleu
any very high distinction

1720–30; < French: literally, blue ribbon

French, literally: blue ribbon

The first part I read, a minor Cordon Bleu instructor, required me to say the words “an egg.”

William, who was washing a saucepan, looked up and begged me sarcastically to accept the cordon bleu.

Mrs. Lesengeld blushed, and after the fashion of a cordon bleu the world over, she began to decry her own handiwork.

It was impossible even to taste all the things, but the Georgian cook must have been a "cordon bleu."

The ceremony of the day was the king's investing the Duke of330 Berri with the cordon bleu.

In making herself a cordon-bleu she was thinking of Jean-Jacques's comfort; though she was, it must be owned, tolerably dainty.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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