Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dessert"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table,
to clear the table; pref. des- (L. 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.'' --Pope.
{Dessert spoon}, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon
intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
{Dessert-spoonful}, n., pl. {Dessert-spoonfuls}, as much as a
dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and
a half fluid drams.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dessert
n : a sweet served as the last course of a meal [syn: {sweet}]
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