Meaning of reinette | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of various kinds of apple, mostly of French origin, characterized by russeting.

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Examples

“Make choice of some small reinette apples, pare them, and prick them thoroughly with a coarse needle to render them as absorbent as possible; put them into a jar to stand inside a saucepan of boiling water, […]”

“Then a flameproof casserole dish–preferably the flat type peculiar to Normandy–should be lined with sliced apple and onion. Reinette apples are supposed to be the best.”

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