Definition of Poulet

1. Noun. The flesh of a chicken used for food.

Exact synonyms: Chicken, Volaille
Group relationships: Chicken, Gallus Gallus
Generic synonyms: Poultry
Specialized synonyms: Broiler, Capon, Frier, Fryer, Pullet, Roaster, Spatchcock, Hen
Terms within: Breast, White Meat, Chicken Wing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Poulet

poulaine
poulaines
poulard
poularde
poulardes
poulards
pouldavis
poulder
poulders
pouldre
pouldres
pouldron
pouldrons
poule
poules
poulet (current term)
poulette
poulp
poulpe
poulpes
poulps
poult
poulter
poulter's measure
poulterer
poulterers
poulters
poultice
poulticed
poulticelike

Literary usage of Poulet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fables amusantes: avec une table général et particulière des mots et de leur by John Perrin, Evert Duyckinck (1821)
"Le Faucon et le poulet. DE tous les animaux que j'ai jamais connus, dit un Faucon àun poulet, vous êtes certainement le plus ingrat. ..."

2. Diary of the Marches of the Royal Army During the Great Civil War by Richard Symonds, Charles Edward Long (1859)
"Quarterly, 1 and 4, probably poulet ; 2 and 3, Gules, a pair of wings conjoined ermine ... poulet; impaling, Argent, on a chief gules two mullets or [ST. ..."

3. Personal Sketches of His Own Times by Jonah Barrington (1827)
"... Sorerie and his graduated scale—The Pavillon poulet—Price of commodities at Havre —Rate of exchange—English assumption abroad—The author's rural ..."

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