different between julienne vs shoestring

English

Etymology

From French julienne (1722), from given name Jules or Julien, presumably from an otherwise unknown chef of that name. Originally used in potage julienne (“Julienne potage, soup in the manner of Jules/Julien”), meaning “soup made from thin slices”; this sense is now known as chiffonade.

Noun

julienne (plural juliennes)

1. (cooking) A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.

Synonyms

• allumette

Translations

Verb

julienne (third-person singular simple present juliennes, present participle julienning, simple past and past participle julienned)

1. (transitive) To prepare by cutting in this way.

Translations

See also

• julienning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French julienne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??y.li??.n?/
• Hyphenation: ju?li?en?ne

Adverb

julienne

1. (cooking) in thin strips, in the manner of julienne

Noun

julienne f (uncountable)

1. (cooking) the cutting technique of cutting food into thin strips
2. (cooking) julienne, French cut (food that has been cut in julienne)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?y.lj?n/

Noun

julienne f (plural juliennes)

1. (cooking) a julienne, a garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.
2. (botany) dame's rocket
3. (zoology) ling

Adjective

julienne

1. feminine singular of julien

Further reading

• “julienne” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

French julienne

Noun

julienne f (plural julienni)

1. julienne

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

julienne f (plural juliennes)

1. (Jersey) European searocket (Cakile maritima)

English

Etymology

shoe +? string

Pronunciation

Noun

shoestring (plural shoestrings)

1. (US) The string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace.

2. A tight budget; very little money.

3. (cooking, chiefly attributive) A long narrow cut of a food; a julienne.

Translations

Verb

shoestring (third-person singular simple present shoestrings, present participle shoestringing, simple past and past participle shoestringed)

1. (baseball, transitive) To catch using a shoestring catch.
   • 1976, Paul R. Rothweiler, The Sensuous Southpaw (page 104)

     We didn't score in our half of the eighth, but it was only because Ernie's line drive was shoestringed by the Giant left fielder, with Rusty Howarth on second.

   • 1994, Sports Illustrated Baseball: Collector's Library (page 275)

     […] but Coach Joe Nossek of the Indians actually tells his charges to hold up the ball after shoestringing it on the off chance that the umpire might be fooled.

See also

• shoelace
• on a shoestring