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{{etyl|fro|fr}} {{term|bescuit|lang=fro}}, from {{prefix|bis|cuit|lang=fr}}. |
{{etyl|fro|fr}} {{term|bescuit|lang=fro}}, from {{prefix|bis|cuit|lang=fr}}. |
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Revision as of 03:49, 1 August 2014
English
Etymology
From bisket, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (deprecated template usage) bescuit (French: (deprecated template usage) biscuit).
Pronunciation
- enPR: bĭs'kĭt, (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) IPA(key): /ˈbɪskɪt/ - (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter)Audio (US): (file) - (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter)Audio (UK): (file) - (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) Rhymes: -ɪskɪt
Noun
biscuit (plural biscuits)
- A cookie.
- (deprecated template usage) (UK) A cracker.
- cheese and biscuits
- (deprecated template usage) (chiefly Canada, US) A small bread usually made with baking soda, similar in texture to a scone, but usually not sweet.
- A form of unglazed earthenware.
- (deprecated template usage) (nautical) The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships; made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes and slowly baked; often infested with weevils.
- A light brown colour.
- biscuit:
- (deprecated template usage) (woodworking) A thin oval wafer of wood or other material inserted into mating slots on pieces of material to be joined to provide gluing surface and strength in shear.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see [[Citations:biscuit#Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "{{{1}}}" is not valid. See WT:LOL.|Citations:biscuit]].
Usage notes
- In British usage, a (deprecated template usage) biscuit is distinct from a (deprecated template usage) cake; the former is generally hard but becomes soft when stale, whereas the latter is generally soft but becomes hard when stale.
Coordinate terms
- (woodworking): dowel, glue strip, spline, finger joint
Derived terms
Terms derived from biscuit
Translations
cookie
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small bread similar to scone
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form of earthenware
ship's "bread"
light brown colour
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woodworking: wafer to provide gluing surface
See also
French
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (deprecated template usage) bescuit, from Lua error in Module:affix/templates at line 38: The |lang= parameter is not used by this template. Place the language code in parameter 1 instead..
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter)audio: (file) - (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) IPA(key): /biskɥi/
Noun
biscuit m (plural biscuits)
Derived terms
External links
- “biscuit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French
Noun
biscuit m (invariable)
Anagrams
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old French
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɪskɪt
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- British English
- Canadian English
- American English
- en:Nautical
- en:Woodworking
- English words with different meanings in different locations
- en:Browns
- en:Colors
- en:Foods
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms with audio links
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- Italian terms derived from French
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian masculine nouns