mustardize

present singular third person mustardizes · participle present mustardizing · participle past mustardized · past mustardized · alternative mustardise

1. historicaltransitiveTo affect with mustard gas, (as in World War I). To gas.

   mustardized areas

2. rareTo prepare with mustard.

   With two slices of mustardized bread, I open the doors to the pool to stretch myself on the chaise.

   2002, Jean Shields, Air Burial, page 167

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   The mixture is bound with a highly mustardized dressing—either a vinaigrette with a great deal of Dijon mustard added to it or the form of mayonnaise made with hard-boiled egg yolks.

   1975 May 1, James Beard, “I Love Mustard”, in Esquire, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2022

   The waiter may try to steer you away from Filet Strips with Flaming Mustard Sauce because he thinks you want a thick steak, a real steak, and that's what Grison's is all about. But stick with this mustardized number, an au polvre steak sautéed in a chafing dish at tableside without annoying flourishes.

   1977, Arthur Bloomfield, Arthur Bloomfield's Guide to San Francisco Restaurants, page 96