1. trimming fat and meat from the end of a bone (as in a lamb chop or rib) to expose it
Usage: culinary; present participle of french
2. cutting food (especially potatoes) into thin strips
Usage: culinary; present participle of french

1. the act or process of trimming bones or cutting food into strips
Usage: culinary

Examples

• The chef was frenching the lamb chops to make them look more elegant on the plate.
• Frenching potatoes is a quick way to prepare them for deep frying.
• The butcher demonstrated the proper technique for frenching a rack of ribs.
• After frenching the vegetables, she arranged them carefully on the serving platter.
• The recipe called for frenching the green beans before cooking them.