SC - OOP-hors d'oeuvre

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/15/00 9:29:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
stefan at texas.net writes:

<< And I imagine it is post 1600, but what exactly does "hors d'ouvre" really 
mean? Besides tiny and expensive? :-) >>

>From Meriam-Webster:

Main Entry: hors d'oeuvre
Pronunciation: or-'d&rv
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural hors d'oeuvres also hors d'oeuvre /-'d&rv(z)/
Etymology: French hors-d'[oe]uvre, literally, outside of the work
Date: 1714
: any of various savory foods usually served as appetizers  

Ras
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