noun
wellington
A savory dish of meat baked in pastry.
The cook slices the wellington to reveal meat inside golden pastry.
Etymology
Probably named in association with the Duke of Wellington. The exact naming occasion and circumstances are unproved.
More examples
- We served individual wellingtons at dinner.
- The mushroom wellington came with roasted vegetables.
- She brushed the wellington with egg before baking.
Forms
wellington · wellingtons