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  • noun Alternative spelling of canapé.

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Examples

  • Isabel Sublette spelled "canape" and "rudimentary" to win the Ventura County Spelling Bee Monday night at CSU Channel Islands in Camarillo.

    Ventura County Star Stories Tom Kisken 2010

  • But if oysters aren't a goer, there is one other top canape which is a real crowd pleaser.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • But if oysters aren't a goer, there is one other top canape which is a real crowd pleaser.

    Blogposts | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • They are very versatile: they can be dropped into the pasta water to add flavour, included in lamb salad, or in June and July the height of the pea season you can serve them fresh in their pods as a canape; just pop them straight into your mouth.

    Chilled pea soup with goat's cheese crostini | Angela Hartnett 2011

  • The canape trays – a subliminal assault of miniature yorkshire puddings, coins of beef, venison pies, shavings of root vegetables and morsels of sea bass – endeavoured to drive home Hunt's message.

    London Fashion Week: VIPs fill No 10 – but MiniCams steal the show 2011

  • The ready-made sort are so often damp and chewy, but, hot from the pan, they're a revelation: light, buttery pillows of canape perfection.

    How to cook perfect blinis 2011

  • A few years ago, Waitrose magazine conducted a Serious Survey of chefs and food critics, aimed at establishing once and for all, Britain's favourite canape – you may well mock, but these are important issues – and the results, according to contemporary "news" reports, came as a bit of a shock.

    How to cook perfect cheese straws 2011

  • Does he like go to one and praise the guy, grab a canape, abandon the guests, and head to the next fete of the night?

    In Bipartisan Appeal, Obama Praises McCain and Powell - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • I bought your book, I love it, every time i get a chance (having 2 very young children, c'est FICELLE) i jump into ma canape and read and read, so charming.

    gateau - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • The beauty of the canape is that the more measly it is, the drunker everybody will get, and the greater the possibility that they'll wake up in the morning with bigger things on their minds than the quality of your catering.

    Prince Charles ditches the dinner party 2010

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