stale bread — dry bread, old bread … English contemporary dictionary
Stale — Stale, a. [Akin to stale urine, and to stall, n.; probably from Low German or Scandinavian. Cf. {Stale}, v. i.] 1. Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer. [1913 Webster] 2. Not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stale affidavit — Stale Stale, a. [Akin to stale urine, and to stall, n.; probably from Low German or Scandinavian. Cf. {Stale}, v. i.] 1. Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stale demand — Stale Stale, a. [Akin to stale urine, and to stall, n.; probably from Low German or Scandinavian. Cf. {Stale}, v. i.] 1. Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bread paste — stale bread kneaded into a paste and used as bait for fish in Europe. May be coloured and flavoured … Dictionary of ichthyology
bread — n. baked food 1) to bake bread 2) to toast bread 3) to break bread with ( to eat with ) 4) fresh; moldy; stale bread 5) black; brown; corn; dark; leavened; rye; sliced; unleavened; wheat; white; whole meal (BE), whole wheat (AE) bread 6) a crust; … Combinatory dictionary
Bread sauce — only more savory than sweet and served with a meal instead of dessert. The traditional British bread sauce is made with milk, butter and bread crumbs, flavoured with onion, salt, clove, pepper and bay leaf, and typically accompanies roast chicken … Wikipedia
stale´ness — stale1 «stayl», adjective, stal|er, stal|est, verb, staled, stal|ing. –adj. 1. that has lost some or all of its softness, flavor, or consistency through age; not fresh: » … Useful english dictionary
stale´ly — stale1 «stayl», adjective, stal|er, stal|est, verb, staled, stal|ing. –adj. 1. that has lost some or all of its softness, flavor, or consistency through age; not fresh: » … Useful english dictionary
stale — [[t]ste͟ɪl[/t]] staler, stalest 1) ADJ GRADED Stale food is no longer fresh or good to eat. Their daily diet consisted of a lump of stale bread, a bowl of rice and stale water. Ant: fresh 2) ADJ GRADED Stale air or smells are unpleasant because… … English dictionary