‖ sorbetière, n.
(sɔrbətjɛr, anglicized sɔːbətɪˈɛə(r))
[Fr., f. sorbet sorbet.]
A domestic ice-cream making machine, originally hand-cranked and now usually electric, in which the ice-cream mixture is stirred as it is being frozen.
| 1965 E. David French Provincial Cooking (ed. 2) 446 The old hand-cranked ice tub or sorbetière can still be bought at big department stores. 1979 Times 15 Nov. 20/2 It is..dismaying..to find Vergé and Conran agreeing that a sorbetiere is essential for making smooth ices. 1986 House & Garden July 123/2 The ice-cream is best made in a sorbetière or ice-cream maker. 1988 Times 5 Sept. 11/7 Do we really need to throw away our whisks and sorbetières? |