unleavened

[ uhn-lev-uhnd ]

adjective
  1. (of bread, cake, cookies, etc.) containing no leaven or leavening agent.

Origin of unleavened

1
First recorded in 1520–30; un-1 + leaven + -ed3

Words Nearby unleavened

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How to use unleavened in a sentence

  • They made this dish of unleavened fine bread from high-grade flour that was baked on a round stone and sweetened with honey – the most prized of all sweeteners.

  • It was the best meal we had either of us had in days—great pilaus of rice, excellent chicken, and fresh unleavened bread.

    War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit Roosevelt
  • Lot, on receiving two angels in his house, ordered unleavened bread to be baked, and they did eat.

    The Revolt of the Angels | Anatole France
  • The ancestral wine-cup was filled with wine, and white unleavened bread laid on a plate close by.

    Historical Miniatures | August Strindberg
  • This is what Paul figuratively calls partaking of the true unleavened bread—or wafers, or cakes.

    Epistle Sermons, Vol. II | Martin Luther
  • However, it is a well-known fact to readers of ancient records that in the earliest times bread was entirely unleavened.

    The Syrian Christ | Abraham Mitrie Rihbany

British Dictionary definitions for unleavened

unleavened

/ (ʌnˈlɛvənd) /


adjective
  1. (of bread, biscuits, etc) made from a dough containing no yeast or leavening

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