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biscuit

Main Entry:: bis·cuit
Pronunciation:: \ˈbis-kət\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural biscuits also biscuit
Etymology:: Middle English bisquite, from Anglo-French besquit, from (pain) besquit twice-cooked bread
Date:: 14th century

1 a: any of various hard or crisp dry baked products: as (1)British : cracker 4 (2)British : cookie b: a small quick bread made from dough that has been rolled out and cut or dropped from a spoon2: earthenware or porcelain after the first firing and before glazing3 a: a light grayish-yellowish brown b: a grayish yellow

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\ˈbis-kə-tē\ adjective

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