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Vinony

romaine

noun

  1. semi-sheer fabric woven with crepe yarns in both warp and weft
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: Borrowed from French Romaine.

  1. A surname from French.
  2. A female given name from French.
  3. A suburb of Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.

noun

Etymology: Ellipsis of Romaine lettuce, from French laitue romaine, and direct borrowing of French romaine, from its supposed association with Rome.

  1. Alternative letter-case form of romaine.

    “In February, I’d made and frozen a pork ragout. With penne pasta and a Romaine salad with vinaigrette, it would be perfect. […] Finally, I located the penne, washed and dried the Romaine leaves, and whisked together a Dijon vinaigrette.”

    “Serve shrimp with sauce on a bed of Romaine leaves, if desired.”