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petit four

[pet-ee fawr, fohr; Fr. puh-tee foor]

pet·it four

[pet-ee fawr, fohr; Fr. puh-tee foor]
noun, plural pet·its fours [pet-ee fawrz, fohrz; Fr. puh-tee foor] , pet·it fours.
a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.

Origin:
1880–85; < French: literally, small oven
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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petit four (ˈpɛtɪ ˈfɔː, French pəti fur)
 
n , pl petits fours
any of various very small rich sweet cakes and biscuits, usually decorated with fancy icing, marzipan, etc
 
[French, literally: little oven]

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