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