‖ réchaud
(reʃo)
[Fr., f. stem of réchauffer réchauffer v.]
A receptacle in which food is warmed or kept warm.
| 1925 B. Rackham tr. E. Hannover's Pottery & Porcelain III. viii. 185 The factory hardly created much in the way of new forms..beyond a series of ‘Réchauds’ (foodwarmers). 1955 H. Newman in Apollo Feb. 35 The pedestal of a food⁓warmer (réchaud) is usually cylindrical or slightly conical, and is of greater diameter than that of a tea-warmer. 1958 R. Godden Greengage Summer ix. 106 The rose-coloured wine, the réchaud flame, the lights were reflected in the windows over and over again. |