First Known Use: before 12th century
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1bread
noun \ˈbred\
: a baked food made from a mixture of flour and water
Full Definition of BREAD
1
: a usually baked and leavened food made of a mixture whose basic constituent is flour or meal
2
: food, sustenance <our daily bread>
3
a : livelihood <earns his bread as a laborer> b slang : money
— bready \ˈbre-dē\ adjective
— bread upon the waters
: resources risked or charitable deeds performed without expectation of return
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Origin of BREAD
Middle English breed, from Old English brēad; akin to Old High German brōt bread, Old English brēowan to brew
Related to BREAD
- Synonyms
- money [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], kale [slang], legal tender, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels or shekelim or shekalim or sheqalim), tender, wampum
2bread
verb
: to cover (food) with bread crumbs before cooking it
Full Definition of BREAD
transitive verb
: to cover with bread crumbs <a breaded pork chop>
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First Known Use of BREAD
1629
BREAD[1] Defined for Kids
1bread
noun \ˈbred\
2bread
verb
bread·edbread·ing
Definition of BREAD for Kids
: to cover with bread crumbs
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