shortcake

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/ ˈʃɔrtˌkeɪk /

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noun

a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.

a dessert made of short, sometimes sweetened, biscuit dough baked or split in layers, with a filling or topping of strawberries or other fruit.

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Origin of shortcake

First recorded in 1585–95; short + cake

Words nearby shortcake

short bill, short-billed marsh wren, shortboard, short bone, shortbread, shortcake, shortchange, short ciliary nerve, short circuit, short column, shortcoming

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How to use shortcake in a sentence

StrawberriesEven without the shortcake, strawberries are a sweet treat perfect for staying hydrated.
10 Ways to Stay Hydrated (That Aren’t Water)|DailyBurn|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So many decisions to be made when baking a strawberry shortcake, Nigella makes them for you.
What to Eat|Cookstr.com|June 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Of course, there would be no press conference if the victim was Angela Shortcake from San Bernadino.
Anna Nicole Smith and the Would-be Governor|Marcia Clark|May 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Have coffee or tea and preserves or shortcake or gingerbread and such things afterward, usually.
Living on a Little|Caroline French Benton

She broiled ham of her own sugar-curing, creamed potatoes, served asparagus on toast, and made a delicious strawberry shortcake.
A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter
For a moment the shortcake lies helplessly on its side like a jellyfish that the tide has left.
Bizarre|Lawton Mackall
Directions for making such a shortcake are given in the accompanying recipe.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
"I've got a shortcake piano, but none of my family can play on it," he said, reflectively.
The Emerald City of Oz|L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for shortcake

shortcake

/ (ˈʃɔːtˌkeɪk) /

noun

a kind of shortbread made from a rich biscuit dough

a dessert made of layers of shortcake filled with fruit and cream

Word Origin for shortcake

C16: from short (in the sense: crumbly)

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