bear claw

noun

: a filled pastry that is cut and fanned to resemble a bear's foot

Examples of bear claw in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Conventional wisdom says the bear claw pastry was invented in downtown Sacramento more than a century ago. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024 The Bee’s archives do show The German Bakery’s equipment being sold off in a post-bankruptcy auction eight months after the bear claw ad, thus marking the end of Geibel’s business. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024 Its single-origin beans are now complemented by innovative pastries (get the artichoke, olive and potato bear claw). Roxanne Fequiere Elissa Suh Maria Geyman Katharine Sohn Jameson Montgomery Zoe Ruffner, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024 Then Shepherd's bear claw hands stripped the garnishes off the plate. Timothy Malcolm, Chron, 30 Dec. 2023 But instead of reaching for that sugary bear claw, go for complex carbs. Lindsay Funston, Health, 12 Dec. 2022 Lucky Donuts Lucky carries regular doughnuts, some with cereal toppings like cookie crisp and fancies, like peanut butter and jelly pocket, bear claw, cronut and apple fritter. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2023 Choose from cinnamon rolls, apple fritters, bear claw and French cruller doughnuts. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2023 The area has excellent fodder for hikers, car campers, and paddlers, and hungry road trippers won’t want to miss grabbing a huckleberry bear claw at the historic Polebridge Mercantile on their way out. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 23 June 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bear claw was in 1915

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“Bear claw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20claw. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

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