dessert : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dessert	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dessert
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dessert n a dish served as the last course of a meal [syn: dessert, sweet, afters]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dessert \Dessert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table, to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve, to serve at table. See {Serve}.] A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner. [bd]An 't please your honor,[b8] quoth the peasant, [bd]This same dessert* is not so pleasant.[b8] --Pope. {Dessert spoon}, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon. {Dessert-spoonful}, n., pl. {Dessert-spoonfuls}, as much as a dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams.