1
: bread made of whole wheat flour
2
: a dark brown steamed bread made usually of cornmeal, white or whole wheat flours, molasses, soda, and milk or water
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The Duncannon oak smoked organic salmon with horseradish cream and brown bread will remind you, in the best way possible, that this is still Ireland.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026
When hunger hits, Dublin’s compactness works in your favor: opt for a pub lunch of chowder, brown bread and smoked salmon, or, if fish and chips calls your name, head to O’Neill’s Pub & Kitchen, a three-century-old haunt on Suffolk Street.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
The Scottish salmon sandwich contains salmon, lemon butter and brown bread.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Serve with plenty of brown bread to mop up all that luscious sauce.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026
When hunger hits, Dublin’s compactness works in your favor: opt for a pub lunch of chowder, brown bread and smoked salmon, or, if fish and chips calls your name, head to O’Neill’s Pub & Kitchen, a three-century-old haunt on Suffolk Street.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
The Scottish salmon sandwich contains salmon, lemon butter and brown bread.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Serve with plenty of brown bread to mop up all that luscious sauce.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for brown bread
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“Brown bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20bread. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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