gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred 
1
: a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger
2
[from the fancy shapes and gilding formerly often applied to gingerbread]
: lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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Gingerbread House has a cinnamon ice cream with gingerbread pieces and red and green sprinkles.
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Disneyland promises the Haunted Mansion dining room scene will once again feature a new ghoulish gingerbread house.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
From boozy ice cream treats to gingerbread dive bars, Miller High Life has had some unique and tasty collaborations over the years.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024
Locals flock here for drinks and dinner at Lemaire, while out-of-towners come for food and festivities—such as the Holiday Afternoon Tea and the impressive 30-foot Christmas tree, which will be shining on November 29, the same day the giant gingerbread display will be unveiled.
—Paige Porter Fischer, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Disneyland promises the Haunted Mansion dining room scene will once again feature a new ghoulish gingerbread house.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
From boozy ice cream treats to gingerbread dive bars, Miller High Life has had some unique and tasty collaborations over the years.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024
Locals flock here for drinks and dinner at Lemaire, while out-of-towners come for food and festivities—such as the Holiday Afternoon Tea and the impressive 30-foot Christmas tree, which will be shining on November 29, the same day the giant gingerbread display will be unveiled.
—Paige Porter Fischer, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
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gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred
1
: a cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger
2
: showy ornamentation especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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