roasted
AdjectiveSynonyms:
roast
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- (meat) cooked by dry heat in an ovenSynonyms: roast
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Roast \Roast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roasting.] [OE. rosten, OF. rostir, F. r[^o]tir; of German origin; cf. OHG. r[=o]sten, G. r["o]sten, fr. OHG. r[=o]st, r[=o]sta, gridiron, G. rost; cf. AS. hyrstan to roast.]
1.To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven. [1913 Webster]
2.To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes. [1913 Webster]
In eggs boiled and roasted there is scarce difference to be discerned.— BAcon.[1913 Webster]
3.To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts. [1913 Webster]
4.Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. "Roasted in wrath and fire." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
5.(Metal.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores. [1913 Webster]
6.To banter severely. [Colloq.] --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]