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vol-au-vent definition

vol·-au-vent (vō′lō vän′; Fr vō̂ lō vän′)

noun

a baked shell of puff pastry, filled as with chicken, game, or fish in a cream sauce

Etymology: Fr, flight in the wind

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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