Dessert

dez-ėrt′, n. fruits, confections, ., served at the close of an entertainment after the rest has been taken away.— ns. De ert′-serv′ice , the dishes used for de ert; De ert′-spoon , a spoon smaller than a table-spoon and larger than a tea-spoon, used not so much for de ert as for pudding. [O. Fr. de ert , de ervir , to clear the table— des , away, and servir , to serve—L. servīre .]