[a. Fr. amandine; f. amande almond + -IN(E.] a. An albuminous substance contained in sweet almonds. b. A kind of cold cream prepared from the same.
1845. Bachel. Albany (1848), 123. Explaining that the candles were ‘patent amandines.’
1861. Sala, Tw. round Clock, 197. They would want you to buy amandine for your hands, kalydor for your hair.
