"maids of honour tart" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: maids of honour tarts [plural]
Etymology: Said to date back to Henry VIII when he witnessed some of the Queen’s maids of honour eating some cakes and demanded to taste one. He found them delicious and named them after the maids. However, there is another theory that they were named after Anne Boleyn, a maid of honour at the time, who made the cakes for Henry VIII. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=maids of honour tart}} maids of honour tart (plural maids of honour tarts)
  1. A traditional English baked tart consisting of a puff pastry shell filled with curds, sometimes with jam or almonds and nutmeg. Wikipedia link: Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Categories (place): London Synonyms: maids of honour cake, Maid of Honour tart, maid of honour tart, maid-of-honour tart, maid of honor tart, maid-of-honor tart [US]
    Sense id: en-maids_of_honour_tart-en-noun-Ph1sy4nD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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