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cretons

/ krɛtɑ̃ /

plural noun

  1. a spread of shredded pork cooked with onions in pork fat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cretons1

Canadian French, perhaps from Dutch kerte cut
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Example Sentences

If the weather was wet we discussed damasks and cretons and books about furniture, which Robert brought with him every week—the colors to be dominant in various rooms—and every trifle of housekeeping; and were as happy as birds building their first nest.

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