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jardiniere

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

noun

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


jardinière

/ ˌʒɑːdɪˈnjɛə /

noun

  1. an ornamental pot or trough for plants
  2. a garnish of fresh vegetables, cooked, diced, and served around a dish of meat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jardiniere1

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

Origin of jardiniere1

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

The bedding is of home manufacture, the jardiniere too, is of modelling clay, gaily painted with water colors.

Cook the tongue as before, fix it in your dish upon mashed potatoes, and serve with a jardiniere sauce (No. 100) round it.

A clump of blood root in a small jardiniere is as decorative as the expensive plants one may see in the home of some friend.

We were opposite the Belle Jardiniere, the clothiers; he wanted to rig me out.

He had pushed that big green jardiniere off the window-sill and broken it into five hundred pieces.

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