Canape

3 definitions found

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

  Canap'e \Ca`na`p['e]"\, n. [F., orig. a couch with mosquito
     curtains. See {Canopy}.]
     1. A sofa or divan.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (Cookery) an appetizer consisting of a thin slice or piece


        of bread toasted or fried in butter or oil, on which
        anchovies, mushrooms, caviar, cheese, or other savory
        foods, are served.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  canape
       n : an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or
           toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food

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

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "canape":
     BLT, Dagwood sandwich, Sloppy Joe, Swiss cheese sandwich, antepast,
     antipasto, aperitif, appetizer, bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich,
     cheeseburger, corned beef sandwich, double-decker sandwich,
     egg salad sandwich, foretaste, grilled cheese sandwich, grinder,
     ham sandwich, hamburger, hoagy, hot dog, pastrami sandwich,
     poor boy, sandwich, smorgasbord, submarine sandwich,
     tuna salad sandwich, tunaburger, whet