lemon meringue

A form of lemon meringue pie — A pie made of meringue, pastry and lemon curd.

Meanings

nounlemon meringue (countable and uncountable, plural lemon meringues)

plural lemon meringues

  1. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of lemon meringue pie.

    Last in line, I ordered a slice of lemon meringue.

    2018, Gail Oust, The Twelve Dice of Christmas, Beyond the Page Books, →ISBN
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    We were all dead beat, but Terry said I had better make three tray apple pies, two lemon meringues and 40 trifles.

    2008, Geraldine Murfin-Shaw, Sweet Chef, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 123

    After my parents’ accident, the pies kept coming: chicken pot pies (sized for one person), blueberry pies, ice cream pies, peach cobblers, lemon meringues, pecan pies, pies that were still warm in their tins, apple pies, another chicken pot pie (a big square one), pies with chocolate pudding inside, rhubarb pies, cherry pies, pies with crisscross slats of crust on top.

    2009, Denise Duhamel, Ka-Ching!, University of Pittsburgh Press, →ISBN

    Monroe chose a slice of raisin pie and a slice of lemon meringue.

    2017, Charlotte Hubbard, Weddings at Promise Lodge, Zebra Books, →ISBN

    “Really, I’d like a slice of lemon meringue, please.” The brownie sighed as she crossed to the lemon meringue pie stand and slid a perfectly measured slice onto a small plate.

    2018, Molly Harper, How to Date Your Dragon, NYLA Publishing, →ISBN

    Protect us from the chess pies and lemon meringues just awaiting to attack us, sweet Jesus.

    2021, Abby Rosser, Oh, to Grace, WordCrafts Press, →ISBN

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Chicago

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