stollen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stollen
1925–30; < German Stolle ( n ), literally, post, support; so called from its shape
Example Sentences
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The two most common styles of fruitcake in Europe are the stollen and panettone.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
And of course, it goes into her stollen.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2023
Both restaurants offer chicken noodle soup and stollen slices the size of sandwich bread, conservatively studded with candied fruits.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
There was stollen, and gingerbread, and presents, and snowflakes and 36 hours of Christmas music on the stereo.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2015
This Cerigo is an Iland where one Menelaus did sometimes reigne, from whome was stollen by Paris faire Helena, and carried to Troy, as ancient Recordes doe declare.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe by Richard Hakluyt
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