crown roast

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nounCooking.
  1. a cut of meat, especially lamb, veal, or pork, that is made by tying two rib roasts together in a circle.

Origin of crown roast

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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How to use crown roast in a sentence

  • crown roast of lamb is a rather unusual dish at a luncheon, but it is an attractive one and not too heavy for the meal.

    Gala Day Luncheons | Caroline Benedict Burrell

British Dictionary definitions for crown roast

crown roast

noun
  1. a roast consisting of ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a crown shape

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