veal

[ veel ]

/ vil /

Also veal·er

[vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/. a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.

the flesh of the calf as used for food.

Origin of veal

1350–1400; Middle English ve(e)l < Anglo-French vel (Old French veel, veal) < Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus calf

vdqs, vdt, vdu, ve, veadar, veal, vealer, vealy, veblen, veblenian, veblenism

Cookbooks as late as 1950 contain instructions for making "mock chicken" dishes using . . . veal.

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Mrs. Buller cooked a braised saddle of veal and delicious it was too served with a rich gravy flavored with claret.

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He created an elaborate dish of veal steak with morille mushrooms.

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Take the case of Randall Lineback veal, an heirloom breed much-prized by some East Coast chefs.

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Gourmet versions span bite-sized chicken, veal, turkey, seafood, and veggie versions.

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If you have any batter left, it is nice dropped by the large spoonful into the fat, and fried till brown, then laid over the veal.

The American Housewife |Anonymous
Place a four-pound fowl in stock pot and a small knuckle of veal; add four quarts of cold water and heat slowly to boiling point.

Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners |Elizabeth O. Hiller
The inspectress moved away again, and when the veal was served my portion found its way to the plate of Dolores.

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In fact, I was surfeited with veal in every possible shape wherever I went.

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Let them grow cold: and if not enough to fill the dish, lay at the bottom two or three slices of veal, beef, or mutton.

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veal

/ (viːl) /

the flesh of the calf used as food

Also called: veal calf a calf, esp one bred for eating

Related adjective: vituline

C14: from Old French veel, from Latin vitellus a little calf, from vitulus calf