Biscuit — Bis cuit, n. [F. biscuit (cf. It. biscotto, Sp. bizcocho, Pg. biscouto), fr. L. bis twice + coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook, bake. See {Cook}, and cf. {Bisque} a kind of porcelain.] 1. A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biscuit — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a small, flat, crisp unleavened cake. 2) N. Amer. a small, soft round cake like a scone. 3) porcelain or other pottery which has been fired but not glazed. ● take the biscuit (or chiefly N. Amer. cake) Cf. ↑take the cake … English terms dictionary
biscuit — bis|cuit [ bıskıt ] noun 1. ) count AMERICAN a small round soft bread roll: Bake the biscuits in a hot oven for 20 minutes until golden brown. 2. ) uncount a light brown color 3. ) count BRITISH a COOKIE take the biscuit BRITISH INFORMAL to be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
biscuit — [14] Biscuit means literally ‘twicecooked’ – from the method of cooking, in which the biscuits are returned to the oven after the initial period of baking in order to become dry or crisp. The original source of the word was probably a medieval… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
biscuit — noun 1》 Brit. a small, flat, crisp unleavened cake. ↘N. Amer. a small, soft round cake like a scone. 2》 porcelain or other pottery which has been fired but not glazed. 3》 a light brown colour. 4》 Carpentry a small flat piece of wood used to… … English new terms dictionary
biscuit — [14] Biscuit means literally ‘twicecooked’ – from the method of cooking, in which the biscuits are returned to the oven after the initial period of baking in order to become dry or crisp. The original source of the word was probably a medieval… … Word origins
Meat biscuit — Biscuit Bis cuit, n. [F. biscuit (cf. It. biscotto, Sp. bizcocho, Pg. biscouto), fr. L. bis twice + coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook, bake. See {Cook}, and cf. {Bisque} a kind of porcelain.] 1. A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Half Man Half Biscuit — Nigel Blackwell of Half Man Half Biscuit, October 2008 Background information Origin Birkenhead, Merseyside, England … Wikipedia
Anzac biscuit — A traditional Australian biscuit made from rolled oats and golden syrup. While variations on this classic recipe exist, its simplicity is its hallmark. The association with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps goes back to 1917 when the… … Australian idioms
biscuity — biscuit ► NOUN 1) Brit. a small, flat, crisp unleavened cake. 2) N. Amer. a small, soft round cake like a scone. 3) porcelain or other pottery which has been fired but not glazed. ● take the biscuit (or chiefly N. Amer. cake) Cf. ↑take the cake … English terms dictionary