bread

[ bred ]

/ brɛd /

noun

a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.

food or sustenance; livelihood: to earn one's bread.

Slang. money.

Ecclesiastical. the wafer or bread used in a Eucharistic service.

verb (used with object)

Cookery. to cover with breadcrumbs or meal.

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Words nearby bread

breach of contract, breach of faith, breach of promise, breach of the peace, breach of trust, bread, bread and butter, bread and circuses, bread and honey, bread flour, bread knife

Idioms for bread

break bread,

to eat a meal, especially in companionable association with others.
to distribute or participate in Communion.

cast one's bread upon the waters, to act generously or charitably with no thought of personal gain.

know which side one's bread is buttered on, to be aware of those things that are to one's own advantage.

take the bread out of someone's mouth, to deprive someone of livelihood.

Origin of bread

before 950; 1950–55 for def 3; Middle English breed, Old English brēad fragment, morsel, bread; cognate with German Brot

OTHER WORDS FROM bread

bread·less, adjectivebread·less·ness, nounun·bread·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bread

bread bred

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Example sentences from the Web for breading

The process of breading and frying is accomplished in this way.
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery|Juliet Corson
A Man of humble birth and no breading, who held a high political office, was passing through a forest, when he met a Monkey.
Fantastic Fables|Ambrose Bierce
Must you prepare meat for breading half an hour before cooking, or when?
Prudence of the Parsonage|Ethel Hueston

British Dictionary definitions for breading

bread

/ (brɛd) /

noun

a food made from a dough of flour or meal mixed with water or milk, usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

necessary food; nourishmentgive us our daily bread

a slang word for money

Christianity a small loaf, piece of bread, or wafer of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist

bread and circuses something offered as a means of distracting attention from a problem or grievance

break bread See break (def. 46)

cast one's bread upon the waters to do good without expectation of advantage or return

to know which side one's bread is buttered to know what to do in order to keep one's advantages

take the bread out of someone's mouth to deprive someone of a livelihood

verb

(tr) to cover with breadcrumbs before cookingbreaded veal

Word Origin for bread

Old English brēad; related to Old Norse braud, Old Frisian brād, Old High German brōt

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Idioms and Phrases with breading

bread

In addition to the idioms beginning with bread

bread and butter

also see:

break bread
greatest thing since sliced bread
know which side of bread is buttered
take the bread out of someone's mouth