n. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white) or a vinaigrette (red).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A salad made of sliced cabbage.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A dish consisting of finely cut cabbage dressed with vinegar, salt, pepper, etc., eaten either raw or slightly cooked; cabbage-salad. Also called, erroneously, cold-slaw.
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n. basically shredded cabbage
Word Usage
"Now my standard coleslaw is "just right" all the time, and never the source of disharmony in a meal."