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Cordon bleu   Listen
noun
Cordon bleu  n.  
1.
A first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, a distinguished order of French knights, famous for their good dinners.
2.
The blue ribbon worn by the Knights of the Holy Ghost.
3.
A person of high distinction.
4.
(Cookery) A dish prepared with thin slices of meat separated by layers of ham and cheese, and then sauteed; as, chicken cordon bleu is a popular dish.





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"Cordon bleu" Quotes from Famous Books



... an Irish Roman Catholic, married the widow Cantillon, mother of the Countess of Stafford. He rose high in the French army, and had the cordon bleu: his sister was second wife of the first ...
— The Letters of Horace Walpole, Volume 1 • Horace Walpole


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