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jardiniere

[ jahr-dn-eer, zhahr-dn-yair ]

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noun

an ornamental receptacle or stand for holding plants, flowers, etc.
various vegetables diced and boiled or glazed, used for garnishing meat or poultry.

jardinière

/ ˌʒɑːdɪˈnjɛə /

1835–45; < French, feminine of jardinier gardener, equivalent to Old French jardin garden + -ier -ier ²

C19: from French, feminine of jardinier gardener, from jardin garden

Potage Printanier (called also Jardinière and à la Paysanne).

A jardinière filled with living plants and placed near a bay window makes an elegant ornament.

The Christ-child of the Belle Jardinière is looking up fondly to his mother.

Frances kicked her slippered toe against the fern jardinière.

Then he tossed the charred bits into a jardinière on the floor, and picked up the picture.

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