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petits fours

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pet⋅it four

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

Origin:
1880–85; < F: lit., small oven
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pet·it four   (pět'ē fôr', fōr')   
n.   pl. pe·tits fours or pet·it fours (pět'ē fôrz', fōrz')
A small, square-cut, frosted and decorated piece of pound cake or sponge cake.

[French : petit, little + four, oven.]
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