brown bread
Americannoun
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any bread made of flour darker in color than bolted wheat flour, especially graham or whole wheat bread.
Etymology
Origin of brown bread
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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From sliced brown bread to ready meals and ice cream, it is a group of foods made with varying - but often substantial - levels of industrial processing.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023
These include public education and health services, school feeding schemes and the tax exemption of staple foods such as brown bread and rice.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2023
The crusty brown bread that accompanies the meat, seasoned with coriander seed and dotted with circles of fat, is its equal.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022
The food is handled by Ardesia, Mandy Oser’s nearby wine bar, and will include Irish cheeses and sausages, brown bread with smoked salmon, potato-leek soup with black pudding, small savory pies and colcannon puffs.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2021
The innkeeper was back with a plate of thick brown bread studded with nuts and raisins.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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