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cottage loaf

British  

noun

  1. a loaf consisting of two round pieces, the smaller of which sits on top of the larger

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Abbi’s bland cottage loaf, which she has begun to refer to as “Flat Janice” because of how misformed it became during the baking process, is probably this week’s biggest disappointment.

From Salon Oct. 14, 2023

Judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood want the bakers to make a classic cottage loaf: a multi-level bread that is essentially made by topping one round, yeasted loaf with another slightly smaller round, yeasted loaf.

From Salon Oct. 14, 2023

Somebody was once called a cottage loaf, because of their shape.

From The Guardian Aug. 18, 2014

Coltrane raises a fist, vast and doughy like a cottage loaf, and jabs the air hard.

From The Guardian Nov. 9, 2012

Tristran packed a bag, and his mother brought him six red, ripe apples and a cottage loaf and a round of white farmhouse cheese, which he placed inside his bag.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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