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biscuit Definition

bis·cuit (biskit)

noun pl. -·cuits or -·cuit

  1. Chiefly Brit. a crisp, unleavened wafer; cracker or cookie
    1. a quick bread, made light by baking powder, soda, or yeast, and baked in small pieces
    2. any of these pieces
  2. light brown; tan
  3. pottery or porcelain after the first firing and before glazing

Etymology: ME bisquit, besquit < OFr bescuit (altered, under infl. of OIt biscotto) < ML biscoctum < (panis) bis coctus, (bread) twice baked < L bis, twice (see binary) + coctus, pp. of coquere, cook

biscuit Synonyms

biscuit

n.

roll, scone, quick bread, cracker, wafer; see also bread.

Biscuits include the following types: beaten, soda, baking powder, cream, hot, sea, ship, Brussels, pilot, raised, rolled.

biscuit Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dunk: I prefer it with almond biscuits dunked into the wine.
  • bake: M5 - Developing Food Structure Through Thermal Processing How do I bake a better cookie or make smoother ice cream?

Adjective modifier

  • digestive: Falling down the stairs and sobbing because I broke my digestive cookie.
  • crunchy: NEW RECIPE Glutafin Chocolate Chip Cookies Tempting crunchy biscuits with the taste of real chocolate.
  • home-made: Inside, on the ground floor, the aroma of fresh coffee and home-made biscuits filled the circular kitchen.
  • homemade: Homemade biscuits, mince pies and fudge is also very popular.
  • crushed: Melt the low fat spread over a gentle heat and mix the crushed biscuits into the melted fat.
  • savory: Children love savory biscuits, try Quaker's mini rice cakes with different flavors.

Modifies a noun

  • tin: Biscuits for the cookie tin, cake just in case.
  • crumb: Failing that, any plain cookie crumbs will do.
  • cutter: You will also be taught how to use a cookie cutter to get a professional finish.
  • beetle: The eggs of the cookie beetle are pearly white, and are not easily seen with the naked eye.
  • barrel: Over the years I became very familiar with her cookie barrel!
  • dough: It predated George Palmer's arrival so the only name stamped on the cookie dough was Huntley.

Noun used with modifier

  • shortbread: I find I can eat a Mars bar every day with no trouble but 3 or 4 shortbread biscuits will start an attack.
  • shortcake: Twix gives you more to bite into, Crunchy shortcake cookie topped with caramel, covered in creamy milk chocolate.
  • chocolate: Chocolate biscuits: Yes there was an episode which involved a chocolate cookie mill.
  • ginger: Ginger tea or ginger biscuits may also be helpful.
  • choccie: I thought they were going to breakout the choccie biscuits!
  • wafer: Miller Damsel Wheat Wafers A crisp wafer cookie with a a delicious, nutty flavor.

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