hors definition
Hors d'oeuvres are sometimes served with no meal afterward. This is the case with many reception and cocktail party events. Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the meal or they may be served before seating. Hors d'oeuvres before a meal are either rotated by waiters or passed.Stationary hors d'oeuvres served at the table may be referred to as table hors d'oeuvres..hough any food served before the main course is technically an hors d'oeuvre, the phrase is generally limited to individual items, cheese, or fruit. For example, a glazed fig topped with mascarpone and wrapped with prosciutto is considered an hors d'oeuvre, whereas figs on a platter are not.