Meringue

3 definitions found

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

  Meringue \Me`ringue"\ (F. m[~e]`r[a^]N"g'; E. m[e^]*r[a^]ng"),
     n. [F.]
     A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of
     eggs whipped up, -- with jam or cream added.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  meringue
       n : sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites
           and sugar

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "meringue":
     Jell-O, blancmange, breakers, candy, collar, comfit, compote,
     confection, confectionery, confiture, conserve, foam, frosting,
     froth, gelatin, glaze, head, honey, icing, jam, jelly, lather,
     marmalade, mousse, offscum, preserve, puff, scud, scum, sea foam,
     soapsuds, souffle, spindrift, spoondrift, spray, spume, stinging,
     suds, surf, sweet, sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets, tutti-frutti,
     whipped cream, white water