vinaigrette Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
    sauce vinaigrette; French dressing.

WordNet

Vin`ai*grette" noun
Etymology
F., fr. vinaigre vinegar.
Definitions
  1. (Cookery) A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, -- used esp. for cold meats.
  2. A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; -- called also vinegarette.
  3. A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man. R.

Webster 1913