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vol-au-vent
CIDE DICTIONARY
vol-au-vent, n. [F.].
A light puff paste, with a raised border, filled, after baking, usually with a ragout of fowl, game, or fish. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vol-au-vent, n. a (usu. small) round case of puff pastry filled with meat, fish, etc., and sauce.
Etymology
F, lit. 'flight in the wind'
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