▪ I. † aˈbesse Obs.
[a. Fr. abaisse; f. vb. abaisser to reduce.]
In cookery or confectionery, a piece of paste rolled very thin.
| 1725 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Casse-museau, Dress a small abesse of puff paste very thin, garnish one of the ends with a bit of marrow of an inch long. |
▪ II. abesse
obs. form of abase v.