OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18408

biscuit

/ˈbɪskɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
bísquet • galleta
A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
Weighed myself at the gym and have hit 10st 8lb, a sure sign of things getting out of control—so I can’t even console myself with a chocolate biscuit.
hallulla
A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet.
biscocho • bizcocho
A form of unglazed earthenware.
Charm'd by your touch, the kneaded clay refines, / The biscuit hardens, the enamel shines […].
In 1740, Thomas Whieldon of Little Fenton made 'toys' in either the clay or biscuit state. They were coloured with zaffre, copper, manganese, etc. and glazed with black, red or whi…
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