cottage loaf

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

Then he walked into the farm kitchen, and kissed his mother on the cheek, and helped himself to a cottage loaf and a large pat of fresh-churned butter.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman