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What (who) is dessertspoon - definition
SPOON DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR EATING DESSERT
Dessertspoon; Dessert spoons
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dessertspoon
¦ noun a spoon used for dessert, smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a teaspoon.
Derivatives
dessertspoonful noun (plural dessertspoonfuls).
dessertspoon
also dessert spoon
(dessertspoons)
1.
A dessertspoon is a spoon which is midway between the size of a teaspoon and a tablespoon. You use it to eat desserts.
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2.
You can refer to an amount of food resting on a dessertspoon as a dessertspoon of food. (BRIT)
...a rounded dessertspoon of flour.
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Dessert spoon
A dessert spoon is a spoon designed specifically for eating dessert and sometimes used for soup or cereals. Similar in size to a soup spoon (intermediate between a teaspoon and a tablespoon) but with an oval rather than round bowl, it typically has a capacity around twice that of a teaspoon.
Wikipedia
Dessert spoon
A dessert spoon is a spoon designed specifically for eating dessert and sometimes used for soup or cereals. Similar in size to a soup spoon (intermediate between a teaspoon and a tablespoon) but with an oval rather than round bowl, it typically has a capacity around twice that of a teaspoon.
By extension, the term 'dessert spoon' is used as a cooking measure of volume, usually of 10ml or 1⁄3 fl oz.
Examples of use of dessertspoon
1. ARTHRITIS To ease the joint pains caused by arthritis, mix one dessertspoon of honey with one dessertspoon of cider vinegar and take with breakfast, says Dr Dixon.