/vin'euh gret"/ , n.
1. Also, vinegarette . a small, ornamental bottle or box for holding aromatic vinegar, smelling salts, or the like.
2. See vinaigrette sauce .
adj.
3. (of a food, as asparagus or artichoke) served with a sauce made with vinegar or with vinaigrette sauce.
[ 1690-1700; vinaigre VINEGAR + -ette -ETTE ]