HORS D'OEUVRE

PRONUNCIATION: (ohr DERV)

MEANING: noun: An extra little dish outside of and smaller than the main course, usually served first.

ETYMOLOGY: From French hors (outside of), oeuvre (job or work). Earliest documented use: 1715.
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HORSE OEUVRE - pulling a plow

HORS D'OUVRE - going around rather than opening; circumventing

SHOR'S D'OEUVRE - famed NYC restaurant, frequented by celebrities