noun
Meaning 1
A snack similar to a mille-feuille, consisting of a layer of vanilla custard or cream between two layers of pastry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, UK
Examples
- 1978, Association of Public Health Inspectors (UK), An Examination of the Bacteriological Quality of Retail Vanilla Slices, Environmental Health, Volume 86, page 67, One hundred and thirty-three vanilla slices, purchased from shops in the County of West Yorkshire, were examined to determine the numbers and type of bacteria present at the time of purchase.
- 2011, Vicky Daddo, Meeting My Renaissance Man, Stephen Thompson (editor), Mythic Resonance, Specusphere, Australia, unnumbered page, ‘Vanilla slice,’ he said, his voice directed at the glass cabinet. [...] I pulled back the tray with the vanilla slices and he ducked down like a meerkat on sentry duty.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided