| Roast (roast) |
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| Roast |
[imp. *** p.
p. Roasted] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Roasting.] [OE. rosten, OF. rostir, F.
rô]tir; of German origin; cf. OHG. r sten, G.
rösten |
To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a
fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward
the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a
close oven.
To cook by surrounding with hot embers,
ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes.
To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as,
to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or
peanuts.
Hence, to heat to excess; to heat
violently; to burn.
To dissipate by heat the
volatile parts of, as ores.
To banter severely.
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To
cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an
oven.
To undergo the process of being
roasted.
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That which is roasted; a
piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being
roasted.
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