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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl.

Gravies

(#)

[OE.

greavie

; prob. fr.

greaves

graves

, the sediment of melted tallow. See

The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up.

Liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, etc.

Noun.

The fat and other liquid matter that drips from flesh in roasting, or when roasted or baked, or a mixture of that juice with flour.