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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ramekin
noun
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▪ Carefully pour mixture into the ramekins.
▪ Combine with shrimp and place in oven-proof ramekins.
▪ Generously butter and flour four 1-cup, oven-proof ramekins.
▪ Mix the prepared fruit with the kirsch and divide equally among four small ramekins. 2.
▪ Potted shrimps in attractive little ramekins, and prettily adorned with watercress, stood on plates at each place.
▪ Pour a little of the vinaigrette in each of six ramekins and serve with the cooled artichokes on a large plate.
▪ Transfer the ramekins to four dessert plates and serve immediately.
▪ Transfer the pepper mixture to four lightly greased ramekins and cover. 5.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
ramekin

Ramequin \Ram"e*quin\ (r[a^]m"[-e]*k[i^]n), n. [F.]

  1. (Cookery) A mixture of cheese, eggs, etc., formed in a mold, or served on bread. [Written also ramekin.]

  2. The porcelian or earthen mold in which ramequins are baked and served, by extension, any dish so used.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ramekin

1706, from French ramequin (late 17c.), said to be from a Germanic source (compare Middle Low German rom "cream"), from Proto-Germanic *rau(g)ma-, of uncertain origin.

Wiktionary
ramekin

n. 1 (cx cookware English) A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served. 2 A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold.

WordNet
ramekin

  1. n. a cheese dish made with bread and egg crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes [syn: ramequin]

  2. a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions [syn: ramequin]

Wikipedia
Ramekin

A ramekin (, ; also spelled ramequin) is a small glazed ceramic or glass bowl used for cooking and serving various dishes.

Usage examples of "ramekin".

While Jake reiterated the purpose of his visit, a waiter set down a ramekin of warm apple-and-brioche bread pudding topped with creme fraiche, then poured steaming black coffee into an expensive-looking china cup.

The disappearing Ramekin had been explained in the most mundane unmysterious way.

He cleans out the ramekin of creme brulee with his index finger while Dan sits, smiling and bemused.

The complimentary ramekins of soup, then salad, rack of lamb, Dover sole, a bottle of Pinot Grigio.