HORS D'OEUVRE - Definition

Pronunciation:		or 'durv
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal

	See Also:	appetiser, appetizer, pigs in blankets, rollmop, starter, stuffed mushroom

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Hors` d'[oe]uvre"\; pl. {Hors d'[oe]uveres}. [F., lit., outside of work.] 1. Something unusual or extraordinary. [R.] 2. A dish served as a relish, usually at the beginning of a meal.