‖ consommé
(kɔ̃sɔme, kɒnˈsɒmeɪ)
[F., n. use of pa. pple. of consommer: see prec.]
A strong broth or soup made by slowly boiling meat for a long time. Now esp. applied to clear soup. Also fig. (cf. ‘in the soup’).
| 1815 Simond Jrnl. Tour & Resid. Gt. Brit. I. 45 The soup is always a consommé, succulent, and high-seasoned. 1824 Byron Juan xv. lxxi, Salmi..consommé..purée. 1831 Athenæum 22 Jan. 53/1 Quacks in literature..subtilize into essence, or reduce into consommé. 1842 Thackeray Fitz-Boodle Papers in Wks. (1879) XVII. 209 Refreshments of a nature more substantial than mere tea—punch, both milk and rum, hot wine, consommé. 1846 A. Soyer Cookery 53 Consommé, or clear Soup. 1907 G. A. Escoffier Guide Mod. Cookery xiii. 197 Clear soups, which include plain and garnished consommés. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 1 Feb. 2/1 Friends have..supplied brandy, Marsala, consommé, and strong coffee; which have made an immense difference to the patients. 1920 Blackw. Mag. Aug. 139/1 In the smaller restaurants, cocktails were served in consommé cups. |
| fig. a 1845 Syd. Smith in Life I. 308 Don't read those twelve volumes till they are made into a consommé of two. 1957 M. Sharp Eye of Love ii. 21 Amalgamating with Joyces' gets us out of the consommé. 1959 ‘A. Gilbert’ Death takes a Wife v. 53 Here's another husband in the consommé. |