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Definition of Greengage
1. Noun. Sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum.
Definition of Greengage
1. n. A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France Reine Claude, after the queen of Francis I. See Gage.
Definition of Greengage
1. Noun. A plum with greenish-yellow flesh and skin. ¹
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Definition of Greengage
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Medical Definition of Greengage
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Greengage
Literary usage of Greengage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Godey's Lady's Book Receipts and Household Hints by Sarah Annie Frost (1870)
"Take some greengage plums, not over-ripe; do not stone them, but lay them either
in a basin lined, or pie-dish edged, with a rich crust; add a good quantity ..."
2. Modern Cookery, in All Its Branches: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice by Eliza Acton (1858)
"greengage JAM, OR MARMALADE. When the plums are thoroughly ripe, take off the
skins, weigh, and boil them quickly without sugar for fifty minutes, ..."
3. Modern Cookery, in All Its Branches: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice by Eliza Acton (1845)
"greengage JAM, OR MARMALADE. When the plums are thoroughly ripe, take off the
skins, weigh, and boil them quickly without sugar for fifty minutes, ..."
4. Modern Cookery, for Private Families: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice by Eliza Acton (1860)
"greengage JAM, OR MARMALADE. When the plums are thoroughly ripe, take off the
skins, stone, weigh, and boil them quickly without sugar for fifty minutes, ..."
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