[F., sb. use of pa. pple. of consommer: see prec.] A strong broth or soup made by slowly boiling meat for a long time.
1824. Byron, Juan, XV. lxxi. Salmi … consommé … purée.
fig. a. 1845. Syd. Smith, in Life, I. 308. Don’t read those twelve volumes till they are made into a consommé of two.
