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Definition of Cordon bleu
1. Noun. A chef famous for his great skill.
2. Noun. An honor or award gained for excellence.
Definition of Cordon bleu
1. Noun. A skillful chef. ¹
2. Noun. An award given to such chefs. ¹
3. Noun. (American English) Thin slices of veal, ham and cheese breaded and sautéed; somewhat like a wiener schnitzel, or Viennese cutlet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cordon Bleu
Literary usage of Cordon bleu
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Classical, Mediæval, Legendary; Famous by William Shepard Walsh (1915)
"When we accuse our servants of betraying the respectable laws of the cordon bleu
we are often wrong; it may all be the fault of the kobolds. ..."
2. Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and by Abraham Hayward (1858)
"Your royal bounty has made my negro, Zamore, governor of Luciennes, and I cannot
accept less than a cordon bleu for my ..."
3. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign by James Wood (1893)
"Pr. cordon bleu—A skilful cook (fit. a blue ribbon). spreading. Fr. б Corn is
gleaned with wind, and the soul with Fr. Cordon sanitaire—A guard to prevent a ..."
4. Across Chrysê by Archibald Ross Colquhoun (1883)
"Disappointments in Canton—Aid from Hong-kong—An interpreter at last—The Cordon
Bleu—Preparations—Our servants—Mr. Hong- beng-kaw—Canton ..."
5. Appletons' Journal (1877)
"Yes, he had won his cordon bleu, the brave little fellow, fighting a double enemy
every inch uf the ... This," he resumed, " is a piece of that cordon bleu. ..."
6. An Englishman in Paris (Notes and Recollections) by Albert Dresden Vandam (1893)
"... some question his culinary capacities—Dr. Veron and his cordon-bleu—Dr.
Ve'ron's reasons for dining out instead of at home—Dr. Ve>on's friend, ..."
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