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assiette

noun
as·​si·​ette | \ "\
plural -s

Definition of assiette

1a : plate sense 3c
b : hors d'oeuvres or cold cuts served on one plate
2 : a mixture of bole, bloodstone, and galena used as a gilding surface (as by bookbinders)

History and Etymology for assiette

French, from Middle French, seating of guests at table, course (of a meal), from Old French, assessment (of a tax), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin assedita action of seating or placing, from feminine of asseditus, past participle of assedēre to seat, place

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