BISCUIT

Biscuit

Biscuit is a term used for a variety of baked, commonly flour-based food products. In Commonwealth English the term refers to a hard, dry, twice-baked product suitable for long-term storage. In North America the term commonly refers to a soft quick bread. For a list of varieties, see the list of biscuits and cookies.

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biscuit

Noun

  1. A cookie.
  2. A cracker.
    cheese and biscuits
  3. A small bread usually made with baking soda, similar in texture to a scone, but usually not sweet.
  4. A form of unglazed earthenware.
  5. The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships; made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes and slowly baked; often infested with weevils.
  6. A light brown colour.
  7. 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.


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