à l'anglaise

American  

[ah lahng-gleyz, -glez, a lahn-glez] / ˈɑ lɑŋˈgleɪz, -ˈglɛz, a lɑ̃ˈglɛz /

adjective

1. (italics) in the English manner or style.

2. French Cooking. boiled in water or white stock.

   chicken à l'anglaise; vegetables à l'anglaise.

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Etymology

Origin of à l'anglaise

From French

Example Sentences

Filer à l’anglaise means to slip away rudely without saying anything, in the English way.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2021

But Bonzig was not to be found; and Barty spent that day alone, and gorged in solitude and guzzled in silence—moult tristement, à l'anglaise.

From The Martian by Du Maurier, George

His second was breakfast, and he got it, à l'anglaise, with an omelette and jam, in a just-stirring hotel; and then, set up, he strolled off for the centre of things.

From Simon Called Peter by Keable, Robert

And it was not until a fat quail arrived later, while he himself was trying to get through two mutton chops à l'anglaise, that she again tasted her claret.

From Three Weeks by Glyn, Elinor

You can’t wear an English hat—at least, I never could—unless you dress your hair à l’anglaise; and I must say that’s a talent I never possessed. 

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry