| Biscuit (biscuit) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Bis"cuit |
| [F. biscuit (cf.
It. biscotto, Sp. bizcocho, Pg. biscouto |
A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain,
sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; as, ship
biscuit.
A small loaf or cake of bread, raised and
shortened, or made light with soda or baking powder. Usually a number are
baked in the same pan, forming a sheet or card.
Earthen ware or porcelain which has undergone
the first baking, before it is subjected to the glazing.
A species of white, unglazed
porcelain, in which vases, figures, and groups are formed in
miniature.
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