Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Casserole

Casserole (#) , noun

[French a saucepan, dim. from casse a basin.]

1.
(Chemistry) A small round dish with a handle, usually of porcelain.
2.
(Cookery) A mold (in the shape of a hollow vessel or incasement) of boiled rice, mashed potato or paste, baked, and afterwards filled with vegetables or meat.