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Definition of Macaroni

1. Noun. A British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms. "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"

Definition of Macaroni

1. n. Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat flour, and used as an article of food; Italian or Genoese paste.

Definition of Macaroni

1. Noun. A type of pasta in the form of short tubes. ¹

2. Noun. (''used by Italian-Americans'') A generic term for pasta. ¹

3. Noun. (pejorative) In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a man who dressed and often spoke in an ostentatiously affected and effeminate manner, or sometimes, a woman who dressed and often spoke in an ostentatiously affected manner. ¹

4. Noun. A sort of droll or fool; a fop; – applied especially to English fops of about 1775. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Macaroni

1. a tubular pasta [n -NIS or -NIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macaroni

Literary usage of Macaroni

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

1. The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the by Robert Chambers (1832)
"The year of their ascendant was 1772, and the engraving on the preceding page represents a macaroni of that period ; distinguished by an immense knot of ..."

2. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"In a separate dish season some of the boiled macaroni with salt, white pepper, one teaspoon of ... Spread this over the top of the first dish of macaroni. ..."

3. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"macaroni with Tomato Sauce. Reheat Boiled .macaroni in one and one-half cups Tomato Sauce I., sprinkle with grated cheese, and serve; or prepare as Baked ..."

4. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1849)
"This fashion who does e'er pursue I think a simple-tony, For he's a fool, say what you will, Who is a macaroni. LXXII. THE FEMALE macaroni. ..."

5. The New Cookery: A Book of Recipes, Most of which are in Use at the Battle by Lenna Frances Cooper (1913)
"To each cup of macaroni allow 8 cups of water and two teaspoons salt. Drop the macaroni into the boiling water and let boil actively for from 20 minutes to ..."

6. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"M. macaroni—There is American macaroni that usually comes loose in the large ... The difficulty in making seems to be the choice of flour; macaroni needs a ..."

7. Satirical Songs and Poems on Costume: From the 13th to the 19th Century by Frederick William Fairholt (1849)
"THE FEMALE macaroni. THE introduction of the macaroni style of costume was quite the rage with the town. Every thing that was fashionable was a la macaroni. ..."

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