The word for the day

This word for the day is brought to you by Mr. Webster

and the third edition of his New College Dictionary:

croque-monsieur   n.     a sandwich filled with ham and cheese,
                                      either dipped in egg batter or buttered
                                      on the outside, and toasted or grilled.

as in:

After shoveling snow for an hour in the freezing cold, he
was delighted to find that his sweetie had fixed him a
croque-monsieur for lunch.