the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A cabbage.
n. A kind of light pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake, and with a filling, as of jelly or cream.
n. A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament in women's dress.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A cabbage.
n. In dressmaking, a small, close rosette of any suitable material: so called from the crumpling of its loops of ribbon or lace, which resemble the crinkled leaves of a cabbage.
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n. any of various types of cabbage
n. puff filled with cream or custard
n. the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
Word Usage
"I have a friend who always says to me,,,,Au revoir mon petite chou, which is rather funny as I’m quite fat."