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fondant
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Fondant may refer to: Chocolate fondant , a type of pudding Fondant icing , a type of icing which is commonly used on decorative cakes Fondant potatoes , also known as pommes fondant, a method of preparing potatoes
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Cover the cake with the appropriate pieces of red fondant , smoothing into the angle on the front. ▪ Gently attach to the card, resting the base on a matchbox to raise the cake slightly off the green fondant . ▪ Roll out and ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1877, from French fondant , noun use of present participle of fondre "to melt" (see found (v.2)).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fondant \Fon"dant\ (f[o^]n"dant; Fr. f[^o]N`d[aum]N"), n. [F., lit., melting, p. pr. of fondre to melt, L. fundere. See Found to cast.] A kind of soft candy, made of a thick creamy sugar paste by boiling solutions to the point of crystallization, and usually ...
Usage examples of fondant.
A luxurious white fondant, creamy and sweet, with the faintest shell on the outside.
Sir Timothy offered her a glass of port, which she declined, saying, however, that she was very content to nibble a fondant while he lingered over his wine.
Redcurrant tarts, bilberry scones, plumcakes, latticed apple pies, strawberry flans and damson puddings radiated out into patterns, dotted by bowls of nutcream, meadowcream, Abbeycream, rosecream and buttercup fondant.
He had huge boxes of fondants, crystallised fruits and marzipan sent over from Paris twice a week when he was at St.
Chocolates--boxes of chocolates, bowls of fondant, bacon, crisp bacon--fat, port wine, and then butter, everything soaked in butter and whipped cream.