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| aioli |
a rich sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made of crushed garlic, egg yolks, lemon juice, and olive oil, served with vegetables, fish, and seafood. |
| à la mode |
served with an ice cream topping, as pie or other desserts, or braised with vegetables and served in a rich brown gravy, as beef. [1/2 definitions] |
| baked Alaska |
a rich dessert made by piling ice cream on top of a layer of cake, covering the whole with meringue, and baking or broiling until the meringue begins to brown. |
| basalt |
a dense, fine-grained, dark-colored igneous rock created by lava flow that is rich in minerals containing magnesium and iron. The most common igneous rock on the Earth's surface due to its high abundance on the ocean floor. |
| bean curd |
a soft, protein-rich food made from puréed soy beans; tofu. |
| black belt |
a region in the southeastern United States with a belt of rich black soil suited to growing cotton. [1/3 definitions] |
| blue cheese |
a rich strong-flavored semisoft cheese made of cow's milk and veined with blue mold. |
| bonanza |
a rich vein of valuable ore in a mine. [1/2 definitions] |
| bottom land |
lowlands beside, and rich in the deposits of, a river. |
| brownie |
a small square of dense chocolate cake, usu. rich and chewy and often containing nuts. [1/3 definitions] |
| Camembert |
a rich creamy cheese with a soft center. |
| carboniferous |
(cap.) of, relating to, or designating the geological time period between the Devonian and Permian of the Paleozoic Era, from approximately 350 million to 280 million years ago, when the warm damp climate produced many forests that later formed rich coal deposits. [1/3 definitions] |
| cheesecake |
a rich cake containing sweetened cream cheese or cottage cheese, milk, eggs, and flavoring. [1/2 definitions] |
| chrysolite |
a usu. magnesium-rich form of olivine, used as a gemstone. |
| colorful |
having a rich variety of distinctive features. [1/2 definitions] |
| colostrum |
the yellowish milk secreted by a female mammal in the first few days after the birth of young, that is esp. rich in immune factors and protein. |
| cream cheese |
a rich, soft, smooth white cheese made of milk and sometimes cream, and not ripened. |
| crème brûlée |
(French) a rich egg custard with a topping of caramelized sugar. |
| devil's food cake |
a rich, moist chocolate cake, often covered with rich icing. |
| diapason |
a rich, swelling passage of harmonious music. [1/3 definitions] |
| emerald |
a rich dark or yellowish green color. [1/2 definitions] |
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