'Fumet' definitions:

Definition of 'Fumet'

From: GCIDE
  • Fumet \Fu`met"\, n. [F.] A high-flavored substance, such as extract of game, for flavoring dishes of food; less properly, a ragout of partridge and rabbit braised in wine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Fumet'

From: GCIDE
  • Fumet \Fu"met\ (f[=u]"m[e^]t), n. [Cf. F. fumier dung, OF. femier, fr. L. fimus dung.] The dung of deer. --B. Jonson. [Sometimes spelled fewmet.] Fumet

Definition of 'Fumet'

From: GCIDE
  • Fumet \Fu"met\Fumette \Fu*mette"\, n. [F. fumet odor, fume of wine or meat, fr. L. fumus smoke. See Fume, n.] The stench or high flavor of game or other meat when kept long. --Swift. [1913 Webster]