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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dessert \Des*sert"\, 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. ``An 't please your honor,'' quoth the peasant, ``This same dessert is not so pleasant.'' --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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dessertspoonful n : as much as a dessertspoon will hold [syn: {dessertspoon}]
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