hors d'oeuvre
a small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or creamed foods, often served on crackers or small pieces of toast, for eating at cocktail parties or other gatherings where drinks are served with no other food.
an appetizer, as a relish or more elaborate preparation, served before or as the first course of a meal.
Origin of hors d'oeuvre
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How to use hors d'oeuvre in a sentence
A little on the expensive side, it has a happy hour with half price drinks and hors d'oeuvres, Tuesday through Friday.
When enemies jointly struggle with tiny plates of hors d'oeuvres, they are less likely to see each other as enemies.
Israeli Politicians Forbidden to Attend Rosh Hashanah Event With Abbas | Emily L. Hauser | August 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFirst in the salon there were small tables set, containing hors d'oeuvres.
As Seen By Me | Lilian BellA Russian meal always begins with a side-table of hors d'oeuvres, called "zakouska."
As Seen By Me | Lilian BellLost in gloomy thoughts, I pretended not to hear him, and called out "Hors d'oeuvres for two!"
The Confession of a Fool | August Strindberg
The only plates that can possibly be brought into the dining-room one in each hand are for the hors d'oeuvres, soup and dessert.
Etiquette | Emily PostHors d'oeuvres are works of supererogation, and have never been, so to speak, acclimatised in our English table-land.
British Dictionary definitions for hors d'oeuvre
/ (ɔː ˈdɜːvr, French ɔr dœvrə) /
an additional dish served as an appetizer, usually before the main meal
Origin of hors d'oeuvre
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