The Collaborative International Dictionary
deviled egg \deviled egg\ a hard-boiled egg, sliced into halves and with the yolk removed and replaced with a paste, usually made from the yolk and mayonnaise, seasoned with salt and/or spices such as paprika.
WordNet
n. halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white [syn: stuffed egg]
Wikipedia
Deviled eggs (US) or devilled eggs (UK), also known as stuffed eggs, angel eggs, eggs mimosa, Russian eggs, dressed eggs, picnic eggs are hard-boiled eggs, shelled, cut in half, and filled with the hard-boiled egg's yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise and mustard, but many other variants exist internationally. Deviled eggs are usually served cold. They are served as a side dish, appetizer or a main course, and are a common holiday or party food.
Usage examples of "deviled egg".
He ate a salty deviled egg and a crustless triangle of bread with tank-grown salmon.
Colleen bit into a deviled egg and chewed contemplatively while she awaited his answer.
The whole pot of rot is a big lie like God or love or the perfect deviled egg.
Kareem said, and deftly whisked a deviled egg on toast from his tray into Hamid-Jones's free hand.
The dark-browed man glanced up, stopping chewing in the middle of a deviled egg to glare at Chuck as he hurried away as though offended Chuck was giving him the slip.
There was no lettuce, but Troy had arranged a decorative pinwheel of alternating tomato and cucumber slices, garnishing the platter with stuffed deviled egg halves.
The tuna salad was attractively presented: a heaping portion on a lettuce bed, garnished with two deviled egg halves, green and black olives, and celery sticks.
Aziraphale popped another deviled egg into his mouth, and washed it down with coffee.
Nor was Oniko interested in Harold's extra deviled egg, nor in the ham sandwiches Sneezy had persuaded his father to let him take.
Steve dumped a glob of potato salad on a paper plate, added a deviled egg and a biscuit, and fed it to Bob.
The widow allowed the necessary introductions to Angelica and Laurence, then immediately dominated the conversation with a running commentary on everything from her accident with a deviled egg at dinner to the plays and entertainments she expected to attend in New Orleans.