📖 Definitions of "Shortening"
verb
- 1
To make shorter; to abbreviate.
- 2
To become shorter.
- 3
To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
- 4
To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
noun
- 1
Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of butter), used to make shortcrust pastry.
- 2
Verbal noun of shorten - a reduction in length.
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