stollen

[ stoh-luhn; German shtaw-luhn ]

noun

, German Cooking.

1. a sweetened bread made from raised dough, usually containing nuts, raisins, and citron.

stollen

/ ˈstəʊlən; ˈʃtɔlən /

noun

1. a rich sweet bread containing nuts, raisins, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of stollen¹

1925–30; < German Stolle ( n ), literally, post, support; so called from its shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of stollen¹

German, from Stollen wooden post, prop; so called from its shape; see stall ¹

Example Sentences

The Stollen was paraded through the city of Dresden, and later an appointed “Stollen girl” cut the cake.

From The Daily Beast

The tradition of baking of Stollen is probably the strongest in Dresden, Germany.

From The Daily Beast

The Butterbrief, issued by Pope Innocent VIII, was a turning point for the then bland Stollen, which gradually became sweeter.

From The Daily Beast

But never a trace of horse nor of harness was there now, "for a Scotte, who be great theves, had stollen hym awaye."

From Project Gutenberg

And now though thou wẽtest thi waye because thou lgest after thi fathers house/ yet wherfore hast thou stollen my goddes?

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There were two May-poles set up in my parish (Kingsnorton); the one was stollen, and the other was given by a profest Papist.

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The Gesatz was constructed in three sections, the first two being alike in metre and melody and called "Stollen."

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At the end of the first stanza Sachs stops him and instructs him as to the nature of a "Stollen."

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