"French dip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: French dips [plural]
Etymology: The name refers to the style of bread and the practice of dipping it while eating, rather than origins in France, where this food is unknown. Head templates: {{en-noun}} French dip (plural French dips)
  1. (cooking) An American hot sandwich made with sliced meat (usually roast beef) on a French roll, and served au jus. In its original form the bread is dipped in the jus when the sandwich is made, but more often the jus is served on the side so the sandwich can be dipped as it is being eaten. Categories (topical): Cooking, Sandwiches Synonyms: French dipped sandwich
    Sense id: en-French_dip-en-noun-wBKrC3pb Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 70 30 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: French dips [plural]
Etymology: From originating France. Head templates: {{en-noun}} French dip (plural French dips)
  1. (fashion, historical) A fashion trend originating in France in the late 19th century, where women let the front of their belts dip below the waist. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-French_dip-en-noun-8tVTvLHW Topics: fashion, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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