barquette

[ bahr-ket ]

noun

1. a small, boat-shaped pastry shell filled with a savory or sweet mixture and served as an hors d'oeuvre or dessert.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barquette¹

From French; barque, -ette

Example Sentences

Tunis Latham did not make a practice of patronizing places similar to the Barquette when he ate alone.

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"There's the Barquette," said Miss Bostwick, with the air of one used daily to the grandeur of such hostelries.

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Ida May Bostwick remembered the lunch at Barquette's.

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"You remember that nice-looking farmer that came in to speak to me that time and took me to lunch at Barquette's?" she asked Miss Leary.

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