CORDON BLUE — formerly the badge of the Order of the Holy Ghost, now the badge of highest excellence in a cook … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
blue — {{11}}blue (v.) to make blue, c.1600, from BLUE (Cf. blue) (1). {{12}}blue (1) c.1300, bleu, blwe, etc., from O.Fr. blo pale, pallid, wan, light colored; blond; discolored; blue, blue gray, from Frankish *blao or some other Germanic source, from… … Etymology dictionary
Cordon bleu — (k?r {d?n} bl? ) [F., blue cordon], 1. a first rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, a distinguished order of French knights, famous for their good dinners. [1913 Webster] 2. the blue ribbon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cordon — mid 15c., cord or ribbon worn as an ornament, from M.Fr. cordon ribbon, dim. of O.Fr. corde cord (see CORD (Cf. cord)). Sense of a line of people or things guarding something is 1758. Original sense preserved in cordon bleu (1727) the highest… … Etymology dictionary
cordon bleu — [kō̂r dōn blö′] n. [Fr] 1. the blue ribbon formerly worn as an emblem by Knights of the Order of the Holy Ghost, the highest order of knighthood in France under the Bourbon monarchy 2. a very high distinction 3. a person entitled to wear the… … English World dictionary
Blue-breasted — may refer to:* Blue breasted Bee eater, a species of bird in the Meropidae family * Blue breasted Cordon bleu, a common species of estrildid finch * Blue breasted Fairy wren, a species of bird in the Maluridae family * Blue breasted Flycatcher, a … Wikipedia
Blue-capped — may refer to:* Blue capped Cordon bleu, small finch * Blue capped Ifrita, mall olive brown cinclosomatid bird found in mountain forests of New Guinea * Blue capped Rock Thrush, species of thrush that breeds in the foothills of the Himalayas and… … Wikipedia
cordon bleu — ► ADJECTIVE Cookery ▪ of the highest class. ► NOUN (pl. cordons bleus pronounc. same) ▪ a cook of the highest class. ORIGIN French, blue ribbon (once signifying the highest order of chivalry in the reign of the Bourbon kings) … English terms dictionary
cordon bleu — Fr. /kawrdd dawonn blue /, pl. cordons bleus Fr. /kawrdd dawonn blue /. 1. the sky blue ribbon worn as a badge by knights of the highest order of French knighthood under the Bourbons. 2. some similar high distinction. 3. one entitled to wear the… … Universalium
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu — Taxobox name = Blue capped Cordon bleu status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Estrildidae genus = Uraeginthus species = U. cyanocephalus binomial = Uraeginthus… … Wikipedia
