Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small finger-shaped sponge cake.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
lady's-finger .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small sponge
cake , shaped approximately like a finger. - noun A type of small
banana . - noun A variety of small
firecracker .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small finger-shaped sponge cake
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Examples
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The mixture used for ladyfingers is in reality a sponge-cake mixture, but it is baked in a certain oblong shape known as a ladyfinger shape.
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Terms & Expressions: la bouderie (f) = sulkiness, (fit of the) sulks bouder quelqu'un = to refuse to have anything to do with someone avoir des succès de boudoir = to be successful with women un boudoir = a private sitting room; also a finger-shaped cookie or cake known in English as a "ladyfinger"
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Terms & Expressions: la bouderie (f) = sulkiness, (fit of the) sulks bouder quelqu'un = to refuse to have anything to do with someone avoir des succès de boudoir = to be successful with women un boudoir = a private sitting room; also a finger-shaped cookie or cake known in English as a "ladyfinger"
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Terms & Expressions: la bouderie (f) = sulkiness, (fit of the) sulks bouder quelqu'un = to refuse to have anything to do with someone avoir des succès de boudoir = to be successful with women un boudoir = a private sitting room; also a finger-shaped cookie or cake known in English as a "ladyfinger"
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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She sipped her tea and nibbled a ladyfinger, and I felt the relief of her wide gray stare removed from me, only to turn and catch Marm, the dull, unhappy look in her eyes changed to a curious sort of pride.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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She sipped her tea and nibbled a ladyfinger, and I felt the relief of her wide gray stare removed from me, only to turn and catch Marm, the dull, unhappy look in her eyes changed to a curious sort of pride.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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She sipped her tea and nibbled a ladyfinger, and I felt the relief of her wide gray stare removed from me, only to turn and catch Marm, the dull, unhappy look in her eyes changed to a curious sort of pride.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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She sipped her tea and nibbled a ladyfinger, and I felt the relief of her wide gray stare removed from me, only to turn and catch Marm, the dull, unhappy look in her eyes changed to a curious sort of pride.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Dip each ladyfinger into the coffee mixture to let it soak up some of the liquid (2-3 seconds) and place in the bottom of a 8×8 or 9×9-inch baking dish.
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She sipped her tea and nibbled a ladyfinger, and I felt the relief of her wide gray stare removed from me, only to turn and catch Marm, the dull, unhappy look in her eyes changed to a curious sort of pride.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
bilby commented on the word ladyfinger
Okra is sometimes referred to as this. Around here, it's generally a dainty kind of sweet banana.
May 30, 2009