recipe
- Noun. (medicine, archaic) A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
- Noun. Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
- Noun. By extension, a plan or procedure to obtain a given end result. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
- Noun. Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes. (defdate, from 18th c.) .
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