Gingerbread

  • 41Gingerbread plum — Plum Plum, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Prune} a dried plum.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus domestica}, and of several other species of {Prunus}; also, the tree itself, usually… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 42gingerbread man — noun A biscuit/cookie in the shape of a person and flavoured with ginger. Syn: gingerbread husband …

    Wiktionary

  • 43Gingerbread Court —    North out of Lamb Alley, Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746 Elmes, 1831).    Some land in Gingerbread Court was purchased in 1672 and houses built thereon in 1731 2 for Alleyne s and Underwood s Almshouses in place of… …

    Dictionary of London

  • 44gingerbread tree — /ˈdʒɪndʒəbrɛd tri/ (say jinjuhbred tree) noun a tree, Parinari macrophyllum, of western Africa, with a large, edible, farinaceous fruit (gingerbread plum) …

  • 45gingerbread palm — tebinė hifenė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pluoštinis augalas (Hyphaene thebaica), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Hyphaene thebaica angl. doum palm; Egyptian doum palm; gingerbread palm vok. Dumpalme… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 46gingerbread plum — noun 1. : a West African tree (Parinarium macrophyllum) that has a strong light brown wood and edible fruit 2. : the fruit of the gingerbread plum having a soft mealy edible pulp, a kernel rich in oil, and a cottony protective layer around the… …

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  • 47gingerbread — Synonyms and related words: Boston cream pie, angel cake, angel food cake, baked Alaska, bedizenment, bravery, cake, cheesecake, chiffon, chocolate cake, clinquant, coffee cake, cupcake, duplication, duplication of effort, embellishment,… …

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  • 48gingerbread — gin|ger|bread [ dʒındʒər,bred ] noun uncount a type of cake made with GINGER …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 49gingerbread — n. type of cake containing ginger and molasses; rolled cookie containing ginger and molasses …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 50gingerbread — gin·ger·bread …

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