n. A stew-pan or saucepan.n. Henceā A dish prepared in such a pan; a sort of stew: as, a casserole of mutton.n. A sort of cup made of rice, mashed potatoes, or the like, and browned in the oven, designed to contain some delicate and highly flavored dish.n. Less properly, a rim or edging, as of rice, around the edge of a dish of stew, or the like.n. A small handled dish, almost as deep as it is wide, made of porcelain, and holding from 5 to 20 ounces, used in chemical laboratories for evaporating solutions to dryness and for other purposes.