crevette
(krəˈvɛt)
[Fr., = shrimp.]
A deep shade of pink, shrimp-pink.
| 1884 Cassell's Fam. Mag. May 371/1 Blues, greens..salmon-pink, and the deeper crevette, or shrimp-pink. 1890 Daily News 5 July 3/4 Costumes of the colours known as crevette and eau-de-Nil. |
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▸ Cookery. A shrimp; a prawn, esp. one sold or served in its shell. Freq. in pl.
In quot. 1851, the speaker is French.
| [1851 Harper's Mag. Aug. 371/2 Now crevettes, what you call shrimps, how good they are with onions!] 1878 Scribner's Monthly Mar. 645/1 The fisherman..hoping to sell..the squirming crevettes in his basket. 1950 E. Paul Springtime in Paris ii. 42 The Balzar used to make a specialty of shellfish, mussels steamed in sailor style, shrimps, prawns and crevettes, oysters, clams, langouste and homard. 1994 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 15 July My favorite dish of the day was his giant fresh crevettes grilled ever so simply. 2005 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. (Nexis) 22 Oct. 16 From a choice of five starters, my companion chose a carpaccio of smoked haddock with shaved fennel, chilli and lime with crevettes and creme fraiche. |