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Definition of Mirlitons
1. mirliton [n] - See also: mirliton
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mirlitons
Literary usage of Mirlitons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trilby by George Du Maurier (1894)
"... catching newts and tadpoles and young frogs; making music on mirlitons.
Trilby singing "Ben Bolt" into a mirliton was a thing to be remembered, ..."
2. The Cook's Guide, and Housekeeper's & Butler's Assistant: A Practical by Charles Elmé Francatelli (1867)
"Currants, dried cherries, sultanas, or citron may be used instead of the candied-peel.
No. 783.—mirlitons ..."
3. Le nouveau monde: Scènes de la vie américaine by Oscar Comettant, Louis Jourdan (1861)
"Ces mirlitons le sauvèrent d'une ruine complète. ... C'était une fureur de
mirlitons comme on n'en vit jamais, même à la foire de Saint-Cloud. ..."
4. The Gastronomic Regenerator: A Simplified and Entirely New System of Cookery by Alexis Soyer (1847)
"mirlitons aux Amandes. Proceed exactly as in the last, using one ounce of bitter and
... mirlitons au Citron. Proceed as for mirlitons aux fleurs d'orange, ..."
5. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"mirlitons (Fr.)—Tartlets in patty pans with a pastry bottom crust and filled with
very rich custard; much the same as maids of honor. ..."
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