Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large decorative stand or pot for plants or flowers.
- noun Diced, cooked vegetables served as a garnish with meat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mixture of vegetables stewed in their own sauce; also, various vegetables used together as a garnish.
- noun A piece of furniture or a vessel for the display of flowers, whether growing or cut.
- noun A kind of lappet, forming part of the headdress of women at the beginning of the eighteenth century.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers, etc., used as a piece of decorative furniture in room.
- noun (Cookery) A preparation of mixed vegetables stewed in a sauce with savory herbs, etc.; also, a soup made in this way.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
ornamental pot for the display of liveflowers ; aplanter - noun A
vegetable soup orsauce - noun
Diced ,cooked vegetables served as agarnish
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from feminine of jardinier, gardener, from Old French, from jardin, garden; see garden.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From French jardinière ("gardener"), the feminine counterpart to jardinier.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word jardinière.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.