Fumet

3 definitions found

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

  Fumet \Fu"met\ (f[=u]"m[e^]t), n. [Cf. F. fumier dung, OF.
     femier, fr. L. fimus dung.]
     The dung of deer. --B. Jonson. [Sometimes spelled {fewmet}.]
     Fumet

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



  Fumet \Fu"met\Fumette \Fu*mette"\, n. [F. fumet odor, fume of
     wine or meat, fr. L. fumus smoke. See {Fume}, n.]
     The stench or high flavor of game or other meat when kept
     long. --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  Fumet \Fu`met"\, n. [F.]
     A high-flavored substance, such as extract of game, for
     flavoring dishes of food; less properly, a ragout of
     partridge and rabbit braised in wine.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]