mignonette
noun
mi·gnon·ette
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Definition of mignonette
1
: any of a genus (Reseda of the family Resedaceae, the mignonette family) of herbs
especially
: a garden annual (R. odorata) bearing racemes of fragrant whitish flowers
2
: a sauce made typically with vinegar, pepper, and herbs and served especially with oysters
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Examples of mignonette in a Sentence
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My vegetarian friend enjoyed the cauliflower with roasted aubergine and smoked pine nuts, and yes, those oysters, served with a chamomile mignonette, are reason enough to come. — Michele Parente, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Coronado’s new hotspot, San Diego’s coolest happy hour and more from our must list," 3 Sep. 2019 Libations are named after Grateful Dead songs, and dishes like Taunton Bay Oysters with with blueberry mignonette sing the praises of local harvests. — Alexandra Hall, BostonGlobe.com, "Serving up splendor Downeast," 5 Aug. 2019 The oysters, usually local Maine and Massachusetts varieties, are just $1.50 each and come on large trays of ice with the classic fixings: lemon wedges, horseradish, cocktail sauce, and shallot mignonette. — Alex Delany, Bon Appétit, "The Shop in Portland, Maine, Is My Ultimate Summer Hang," 30 July 2019 For something more refined, Haute Quarter Grill offers a cold oyster dish served with a strawberry, cucumber and ginger mignonette. — Anchorage Daily News, "Searching for Anchorage’s finest bites? Think seafood," 2 May 2018 Flowers to start: In addition to above there are the harder, smaller seeds that need individual cups ie nemophila, silane, mignonette, Arctic poppy, California poppy, morning glory, Shirley poppies. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Resist the temptation to rake your lawn right now — you’ll be thankful later," 27 Apr. 2018 The pristine and flawlessly handled seafood includes two Niantic, two Sagamore and two Wellfleet oysters, four littleneck clams, two jumbo shrimp, a shrimp & calamari salad, cocktail sauce and limoncello mignonette. — Spencer Caldwell, courant.com, "Carbone's Prime, Rocky Hill," 24 Mar. 2018 Be sure to include some fragrant plants such as a fragrant rose, Four o’clocks, mignonette or petunias. — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Cottage gardens can include edibles as well as ornamentals | Idaho Statesman," 21 Mar. 2018 Oyster fans can spend $2 for a plain East Coast variety with cocktail and mignonette sauces or splurge at $7 for two dressed- up mollusks (think oyster Rockefeller). — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Where to spend happiest of hours in Central Florida restaurants," 22 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mignonette.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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