Gravy Definition
grāvē
gravies
noun
gravies
The juice given off by meat in cooking.
Webster's New World
A sauce made by combining this juice with flour, seasoning, etc.
Webster's New World
Money easily or illegally obtained.
Webster's New World
Any extra benefit or value beyond that expected.
Webster's New World
(countable) A type of gravy.
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Other Word Forms of Gravy
Noun
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graviesOrigin of Gravy
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Middle English grave from Old French possibly a misreading of grane stew, sauce from Latin grānātus having many seeds pomegranate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English greavie; probably from greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow, from Old French. See greaves.
From Wiktionary
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