a huis clos (ȧ wē klō´), (with closed doors), secretly; in camera.
aide-toi, et le ciel t´aidera (ed twȧ´, ā le sēel ted rȧ´), help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
air distingué (er dēs tâN gā´), a distinguished appearance.
air noble (er nôbl´), a distinguished, patrician air, manner, or presence.
à la (ä lä), au (ō), aux (ō).—With; according to; after the manner of; as huitres aux champignons, oysters with mushrooms.
If a dish is cooked, or served, or made, with anything as an ingredient or garnish, the dish may be said to be “à la” that substance. So it may be possible to ascertain the meaning of phrases not given below by looking elsewhere in the vocabulary under the word used with the words “à la.”
à l’abandon (ȧ lȧ bäN dôN´), disregarded, uncared for.
à la béarnaise (ä lä bā-är-nāz´).—With a sauce of tarragon vinegar in which shallots have been boiled till it is reduced, then combined with egg yolks and butter, and beaten in a bain-marie, then seasoned with red pepper and lemon juice.
à la béchamel (ä lä bā-shä-mel´).—After the fashion of Béchamel (a French gastronomer); said of a sauce (see [Bechamel]); also prepared or served with this sauce.
à la belle étoile (ȧ lȧ be lā twȧl´), under the canopy of Heaven; in the open air.