Dessert
Dessert , noun
[French, from desservir to remove from table, to clear the table; pref. des- (Latin dis-) + servir to serve, to serve at table. See Serve.]
A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner.
“An 't please your honor,” quoth the peasant,
“This same dessert is not so pleasant.”
Collocations (2)
Dessert spoon , a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
Dessert-spoonful or Dessert-spoonfuls , as much as a dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams.