What is the brown crust formed upon a gratinated dish; also, dish itself, as crusts bread, game, or poultry called?
gratin — The brown crust formed upon a gratinated dish; also, dish itself, as crusts bread, game, or poultry. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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