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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic [syn: French dressing, vinaigrette, sauce vinaigrette]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French, from vinaigre vinegar Date: 1811 1. a small ornamental box or bottle with perforated top used for holding an aromatic preparation (as smelling salts) 2. a sauce made typically of oil, vinegar, and seasonings and used especially on salads, cold meats, or fish — called also vinaigrette dressing

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 (in full vinaigrette sauce) a salad dressing of oil, wine vinegar, and seasoning. 2 a small ornamental bottle for holding smelling-salts. Etymology: F, dimin. of vinaigre VINEGAR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Vinaigrette Vin`ai*grette", n. [F., fr. vinaigre vinegar.] 1. (Cookery) A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, -- used esp. for cold meats. 2. A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; -- called also vinegarette. 3. A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man. [R.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(vinaigrettes) Vinaigrette is a dressing made by mixing oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and herbs, which is put on salad. = French dressing N-MASS

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Smelling-bottle.