- Lyonnaise
Lyonnaise may refer to:
* A person, or, "in the style of (something)", from
Lyon ,France (also:Lyonnais ). [The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language , Fourth Edition, 2000.]* An adjective, meaning "cooked with
onion s" or "with carmelized onions," as in "potatoes lyonnaise," "sauce lyonnaise," or "cardoon s à la lyonnaise." [Larousse Gastronomique , English Edition, 1995.]* A colloquial name for an official form of the game of
pétanque , in France, also called "sport-boules", "jeu national", or "la boule lyonnaise". [ [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport-boules Fr.Wikipédia: Lyonnaise] ]* A
silverplate flatware pattern, also called "Eastlake," which debuted in1879 manufactured by at least four different companies: Holmes and Edwards, Toronto Silverplate, Aurora Plate and James W. Tufts. In some examples, the bird in the pattern design is exchanged for a squirrel.Sources
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