Fondue

4 definitions found

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

  fondue \fon`due"\ (f[o^]n"d[.u]"), a. [F. fondu, p.p. of fondre
     to melt, blend. See {Found} to cast.]
     Melted. [Also spelled {fondu}.]
     [PJC]

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



  Fondu \Fon`du"\ (f[o^]n"d[.u]"), a. [F. fondu, p.p. of fondre to
     melt, blend. See {Found} to cast.]
     1. Blended; gradually changing or passing into each other by
        subtle gradations; -- said of colors or of the surface or
        material on which the colors are laid.
  
     2. Melted. [Also spelled {fondue}.]
        [PJC] Fondue

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

  Fondue \Fon`due"\, n. [Also erroneously {Fon`du"}.] [F. See
     {Fondu}; cf. {Fondant}.]
     1. (Cookery) A dish made of cheese, eggs, butter, etc., often
        seasoned with kirsch and white wine, melted together, and
        usually used as a dip for pieces of bread.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (Cookery) A dish consisting of pieces of solid food cooked
        in or dipped into a hot sauce; as, beef fondue.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fondue
       n 1: cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped
            in any of various sauces [syn: {fondu}]
       2: hot sauce-like melted cheese or chocolate in which bread or
          fruits are dipped [syn: {fondu}]