Definitions for: Shortening


[n] act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"
[n] fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods



Webster (1913) Definition: Short"en*ing, n.
1. The act of making or becoming short or shorter.

2. (Cookery) That which renders pastry short or friable, as
butter, lard, etc.

See Also: abbreviation, contraction, cut, cutting, cutting off, decrease, diminution, edible fat, muscular contraction, reduction, step-down, truncation

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