Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Dessert

means simply the cloth removed (French, desservir, to clear the cloth); and dessert is that which comes after the cloth is removed.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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