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vol-au-vent

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Definition:
A light puff pastry, with a raised border, filled, after baking, usually with a ragout of fowl, game, or fish.

Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Blackadder: Yes, yes, yes, all right... Now, listen; the plan is this: I have a bet on with someone that I can get a Frenchman out of Paris. I want you to be that Frenchman. All you have to do is come to the embassy with me, say that I rescued you, and then walk away with fifty guineas and all the vol-au-vents you can stuff in your pockets. What do you say?
Frou Frou: It will be a pleasure! If there's one thing we aristocrats enjoy, it's a fabulous partie! Oh, the music! Oh, the laughter! Oh -- if only I'd brought my mongoose costume...

BBC. Blackadder, season 3: Nob and Nobility
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Hyacinth: You're all invited this evening to my sister Violet's (she's the one with the Mercedes, sauna and room for a pony). Now I want you all there at 6:00 this evening for a bon vivant buffet and alfresco manchets - weather permitting of course - we don't want soggy vol-au-vent, do we?

BBC. Keeping Up Appearances: A Barbecue at Violets (1995)
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