black bread

American  

noun

1. a coarse-grained dark bread, often sour and made from whole-grain rye flour.

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black bread British  

noun

1. a kind of very dark coarse rye bread

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Example Sentences

The dictator was in a jovial mood and the two spoke for four hours, dining on black bread, potato pancakes and an array of meats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

But some nations had come prepared - Germany brought snacks of salami and black bread.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2023

If the Reuben’s on special, get it — this sandwich, on Dacha’s marvelous housemade black bread, might bring tears to your eyes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2019

The delegation ate smoked salmon, caviar, black bread, beef, rice, lamb, fruit and cheese.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2017

The lower tables were crowded with knights, archers, and sellsword captains, tearing apart loaves of black bread to soak in their fish stew.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin