Casserole \Cas"se*role\n. [F. a saucepan, dim. from casse a basin.]

1. (Chem.) A small round dish with a handle, usually of porcelain.

2. (Cookery) A mold (in the shape of a hollow vessel or incasement) of boiled rice, mashed potato or paste, baked, and afterwards filled with vegetables or meat.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)