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n. In printing, the graded shift from one color into another.

n. Alternative spelling of fondue.

adj. Blended; gradually changing or passing into each other by subtle gradations; -- said of colors or of the surface or material on which the colors are laid.

adj. Melted.

Blended; softened.

n. hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped

n. cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces

"One can find hypocrisy in the head of a Heineken, a fruit fly in the finest of fondu, a cockroach in the crust of an occasional croissant ..."

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