papillote
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pap·il·lote
(pä'pē-yōt', păp'ē-) 
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n.
- A frilled paper cover used to decorate the bone end of a cooked chop or cutlet.
- An oiled paper or foil wrapper in which certain foods are baked.
[French, from Old French, ornament for the hair, from feminine of papillot, from Latin pāpiliō, pāpiliōn-. See pavilion.]
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papillote
[pah-pee-YOHT; PAH-peh-loht] 1. The French word for a paper frill used to decorate the tips of rib bones, such as those on crown roasts. 2. En papillote refers to food baked inside a wrapping of greased parchment paper. As the food bakes and lets off steam, the parchment puffs up into a dome shape. At the table, the paper is slit and peeled back to reveal the food.
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papillote
[F.] /PA pe YOTE/
1) a greased paper wrapper in which food (as meat or fish) is cooked
2) Hist. a small triangular piece of paper used as a curl-paper for damp hair
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categories related to 'papillote'
- Preparations and Presentations - papillote: (adj) wrapped and cooked in greased paper or foil
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