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- DictionaryGin·ger·bread/ˈjinjərˌbred/
noun
- 1. cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger.
noun. a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses. a rolled cookie similarly flavored, often cut in fanciful shapes, and sometimes frosted. elaborate, gaudy, or superfluous architectural ornamentation: a series of gables embellished with gingerbread. adjective. heavily, gaudily, and superfluously ornamented:
noun [ U ] us / ˈdʒɪn·dʒərˌbred / Add to word list. a type of cake or cookie that contains ginger: a gingerbread man (= a spicy gingerbread cookie shaped like a person) (Definition of gingerbread from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of gingerbread. gingerbread.
Dec 18, 2023 · In the early cookbook Forme of Cury, “gyngebred” is made of crushed, dried breadcrumbs, laced with spice and held together with honey. What’s remarkable about this recipe...
1. a. A dark molasses cake flavored with ginger. b. A molasses and ginger cookie cut in various shapes, sometimes elaborately decorated. 2. a. Elaborate architectural ornamentation, as on the trim of gables and porches on a Victorian house. b. Superfluous or tasteless embellishment.
elaborate, gaudy, or superfluous architectural ornamentation: a series of gables embellished with gingerbread.
Definition of gingerbread noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · 1. a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses. 2. a rolled cookie similarly flavored, often cut in fanciful shapes, and sometimes frosted. 3. elaborate, gaudy, or superfluous architectural ornamentation. a series of gables embellished with gingerbread.
