Middle English Dictionary Entry
-āde suf.
Entry Info
| Forms | -āde suf. |
| Etymology | OF -ade (from Prov.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In words taken from OF: (a) cooking terms, as fig(u)-ade a fig desert, pever-ade (cp. F poivr-ade) pepper sauce, sal-ade salad, greens; (b) bal-ade; citrin-ade a cosmetic; (c) in at least one ME formation: appl-ade an apple desert.
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