There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun entremet. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
entremet has developed meanings and uses in subjects including
About 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English
| 1750 | 0.055 |
| 1760 | 0.051 |
| 1770 | 0.051 |
| 1780 | 0.051 |
| 1790 | 0.041 |
| 1800 | 0.048 |
| 1810 | 0.052 |
| 1820 | 0.056 |
| 1830 | 0.06 |
| 1840 | 0.063 |
| 1850 | 0.062 |
| 1860 | 0.06 |
| 1870 | 0.056 |
| 1880 | 0.051 |
| 1890 | 0.047 |
| 1900 | 0.041 |
| 1910 | 0.032 |
| 1920 | 0.028 |
| 1930 | 0.023 |
| 1940 | 0.021 |
| 1950 | 0.019 |
| 1960 | 0.015 |
| 1970 | 0.015 |
| 1980 | 0.015 |
| 1990 | 0.016 |
| 2000 | 0.014 |
| 2010 | 0.014 |
Earliest known use
Middle English
The earliest known use of the noun entremet is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).
OED's earliest evidence for entremet is from 1477, in a translation by William Caxton, printer, merchant, and diplomat.
entremet is a borrowing from French.
Etymons: French entremets .
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