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Definition of Cutlet

1. Noun. Thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled.

Definition of Cutlet

1. n. A piece of meat, especially of veal or mutton, cut for broiling.

Definition of Cutlet

1. Noun. A thin slice of meat, usually fried. ¹

2. Noun. A chop, a specific piece of meat cut from the side of an animal, especially said of pork, chicken, and beef. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cutlet

1. a slice of meat [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cutlet

Literary usage of Cutlet

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

1. The Works of Charles Lamb by Charles Lamb (1871)
"Brought up at a public bar — cutlet. Brought up to an odious trade — Pen. ... By a judge and jury— cutlet. By an invidious exclusion, disqualified for ..."

2. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1844)
"... than by giving one of his day's adventures, when, according to the phraseology of a popular naval character, Jemmy Teviot was " cruising for a cutlet. ..."

3. Eliana: Being the Hitherto Uncollected Writings of Charles Lamb by Charles Lamb (1865)
"Brought up at a public bar — cutlet. Brought up to an odious trade — Pen. ... By a judge and jury— cutlet. By an invidious exclusion, disqualified for ..."

4. Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries: With Recollections of the Author by Leigh Hunt (1828)
"Henceforth let a kitchen be illustrious, should a gentleman choose to take a cutlet in it. But houses and their customs were different in those days. ..."

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