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noun

Casserole n.

(Chem.) A small round dish with a handle, usually of porcelain.

(Cookery) A mold (in the shape of a hollow vessel or incasement) of boiled rice, mashed potato or paste, baked, and afterwards filled with vegetables or meat.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Casserole" Quotes from Famous Books

... I've sat up there in my room and thought what I'd order if I ever again got hold of some rich guy who'd loosen up. There ain't any use trying to put up a bluff with you. Nothing was too good for me once, caviar, pate de foie gras" (her pronunciation is not to be imitated), "chicken casserole, peach Melba, filet of beef with mushrooms,—I've had 'em all, and I used to sit up and say I'd hand out an order like that. You never do what you think you're going to do ...

— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

... Then goes to stove and puts on casserole.] Heaven help the woman who gets you for her ...

— Plays: The Father; Countess Julie; The Outlaw; The Stronger • August Strindberg

... neat thing yesterday. Out on the hills, there, was a shepherd; he'd got two live geese swinging by their feet. They were screeching—screeching—screeching!—and they looked so nice and so plump that I could smell them, as if they were stewing in a casserole, till I began to get as hungry as a gamin. A lunge would just have cut the question at once; but the orders have got so strict about petting the natives I thought I wouldn't have any violence, if ...

— Under Two Flags • Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]

... and I don't mind notifying the world to that effect. I can cook a chicken casserole so that you would leave home and mother for it. Also my English pork-pies! One of these days I'll take an afternoon off and assemble one for you. You'd be surprised! But acting—no. I can't do it, and I don't want to do it. I only went on the stage for fun, and my idea of ...

— The Adventures of Sally • P. G. Wodehouse

Words linked to "Casserole" : dish