definitions & notes only words. 1  sound mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water. 2  river a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) 3  strait a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water.
For the type of metal, see Pewter. Trifle in English cuisine is a dessert made with fruit, a thin layer of sponge fingers or sponge cake soaked in sherry or another fortified wine, and custard. It can be topped with whipped cream.
In the American chocolate industry: 1  chocolate liquor is the ground or melted state of the nib of the cacao bean, containing roughly equal parts cocoa butter and solids. 2  cocoa butter is the fatty component of the bean. 3  cocoa solids is the remaining nonfat part of the cocoa bean, which is ground into a powder.