hors d'oeuvre
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Come here. I want you to meet my friends. We're all having an hors-d'oeuvre."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
![]()
On buffet tables, garnished with glistening hors-d'oeuvre, spiced baked hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs and pastry pigs and turkeys bewitched to a dark gold.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
![]()
It is used as a hors-d'oeuvre, to decorate or season.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre
Radishes.—The cuts below are turnip-rooted red radishes, cut with a small knife, put in cold water for about an hour, and served with butter, as a hors-d'oeuvre.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre
Musk-melons are always served as a hors-d'oeuvre, but must be eaten immediately after soup, or the first thing of all if no soup is served.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre