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Definition of Huitre
1. Noun. Edible body of any of numerous oysters.
Exact synonyms: Oyster
Group relationships: Oyster
Generic synonyms: Shellfish
Specialized synonyms: Oysters Rockefeller, Blue Point, Bluepoint
Derivative terms: Oyster
Group relationships: Oyster
Generic synonyms: Shellfish
Specialized synonyms: Oysters Rockefeller, Blue Point, Bluepoint
Derivative terms: Oyster
Lexicographical Neighbors of Huitre
Literary usage of Huitre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1828)
"It is also in these last preserves that pains are taken to give them a green
colour, to satisfy the taste of amateurs who prefer 1'huitre coloree, ..."
2. Shirley Brooks of Punch: His Life, Letters, and Diaries by George Somes Layard (1907)
"But I laugh your base wiles to scorn, Sir, for in the first place, Je parle
Fran$ais parfaitement, be hanged, comme un huitre, and in the next place I have ..."
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