noisette

[ nwah-zet; French nwa-zet ]

noun,plural noi·settes [nwah-zets; French nwa-zet]. /nwɑˈzɛts; French nwaˈzɛt/.
  1. a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat: an entrée of lamb noisettes.

Origin of noisette

1
1890–95; <French: a round, rather thick slice of fillet or loin of lamb or mutton, diminutive of noix choice part of a cut of meat, literally, nut, kernel <Latin nucem, accusative of nux;see -ette

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How to use noisette in a sentence

  • All Noisettes bear their flowers on the laterals; therefore these should be preserved as much as possible.

    Roses and Rose Growing | Rose Georgina Kingsley
  • Aimée Vibert (Vibert, 1828) is one of those early Noisettes which holds its own everywhere.

    Roses and Rose Growing | Rose Georgina Kingsley
  • With the Noisettes, Musk, and Macartney roses, we have only touched the fringe of autumn flowering climbers.

    Roses and Rose Growing | Rose Georgina Kingsley
  • As rafter-roses in the greenhouse, the Noisettes are unsurpassed.

    The Book of Roses | Francis Parkman
  • Noisettes are cut from the saddle of lamb, free from fat and skin, and in the shape of a small tenderloin steak.

British Dictionary definitions for noisette

noisette

/ (nwɑːˈzɛt) /


adjective
  1. flavoured or made with hazelnuts

noun
  1. a small round boneless slice of lamb from the fillet or leg

  2. a chocolate made with hazelnuts

Origin of noisette

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from French: hazelnut

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