Dessert-spoonful

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table,
     to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve,
     to serve at table. See {Serve}.]
     A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a
     feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the
     last course at dinner.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           "An 't please your honor," quoth the peasant,
           "This same dessert is not so pleasant."  --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Dessert spoon}, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon
        intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
        
  
     {Dessert-spoonful}, n., pl. {Dessert-spoonfuls}, as much as a
        dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and
        a half fluid drams.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dessertspoonful
       n : as much as a dessertspoon will hold [syn: {dessertspoon}]