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cordon bleu
[ French kawr-dawn blœ ]
noun
- the sky-blue ribbon worn as a badge by knights of the highest order of French knighthood under the Bourbons.
- some similar high distinction.
- one entitled to wear the cordon bleu.
- any person of great distinction in a specific field, especially a distinguished chef.
adjective
- (of a dish made with thin slices of veal, chicken, etc.) interlaid or stuffed with ham and cheese and then sautéed:
chicken cordon bleu.
cordon bleu
/ kɔrdɔ̃ blø /
noun
- French history
- the sky-blue ribbon worn by members of the highest order of knighthood under the Bourbon monarchy
- a knight entitled to wear the cordon bleu
- any very high distinction
adjective
- of or denoting food prepared to a very high standard
Word History and Origins
Origin of cordon bleu1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cordon bleu1
Example Sentences
The first part I read, a minor Cordon Bleu instructor, required me to say the words “an egg.”
William, who was washing a saucepan, looked up and begged me sarcastically to accept the cordon bleu.
Mrs. Lesengeld blushed, and after the fashion of a cordon bleu the world over, she began to decry her own handiwork.
It was impossible even to taste all the things, but the Georgian cook must have been a "cordon bleu."
The ceremony of the day was the king's investing the Duke of330 Berri with the cordon bleu.
In making herself a cordon-bleu she was thinking of Jean-Jacques's comfort; though she was, it must be owned, tolerably dainty.
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