biscuit
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From bisket, from Old French bescuit (French: biscuit).
Pronunciation [edit]
- enPR: bĭs'kĭt, IPA: /ˈbɪskɪt/, X-SAMPA: /"bIskIt/
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Noun [edit]
biscuit (plural biscuits)
- A cookie.
- (chiefly North America) A small bread usually made with baking soda, similar in texture to a scone, but usually not sweet.
- A form of unglazed earthenware.
- (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.
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biscuit colour:
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- (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 [edit]
For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Usage notes [edit]
- In British usage, a biscuit is distinct from a cake; the former is generally hard but becomes soft when stale, whereas the latter is generally soft but becomes hard when stale.
Coordinate terms [edit]
- (woodworking): dowel, glue strip, spline, finger joint
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from biscuit
Translations [edit]
cookie
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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 [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French bescuit, from bis- + cuit.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
biscuit m (plural biscuits)
Derived terms [edit]
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French
Noun [edit]
biscuit m (invariable)
Anagrams [edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old French
- English nouns
- North 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 words prefixed with bis-
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Italian terms derived from French
- Italian nouns