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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[F.]

(Cookery)

A light puff paste, with a raised border, filled, after baking, usually with a ragout of fowl, game, or fish.

vol-au-vent ‎(plural vol-au-vent)

a small canapé - circular pieces of puff pastry with a small hole which accommodates various fillings, such as mushrooms, prawns, fruit, cheese, etc.

vol-au-vent m ‎(plural vol-au-vent)

A puff pastry with a hole to accommodate a filling, generally savoury. Vol-au-vent.

vol-au-vent m ‎(invariable)