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Entry 5 senses Webster, 1913

Recipe

/(rĕs"ĭ*pē̇)/ · Rec·i·pe · IPA /ˈɹes.ə.pi/
01 n. A formulary or prescription for making some combination, mixture, or preparation of materials; a receipt.
pl. Recipes ((rĕs"ĭ*pēz))
  1. 1.
    A formulary or prescription for making some combination, mixture, or preparation of materials; a receipt.
  2. 2.
    a prescription for medicine.[archaic]
  3. 3.
    a prescription for medicine.[archaic]
  4. 4.
    a set of directions for preparing food from its ingredients.
  5. 5.
    a method or procedure for accomplishing a goal by defined steps; -- implying a high probability of achieving the goal; as, a recipe for success. Also used in a negative sense, as, a recipe for disaster.