Definition of Biscuits. Meaning of Biscuits. Synonyms of Biscuits

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Definition of Biscuits

Biscuit
Biscuit Bis"cuit, n. [F. biscuit (cf. It. biscotto, Sp. bizcocho, Pg. biscouto), fr. L. bis twice + coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook, bake. See Cook, and cf. Bisque a kind of porcelain.] 1. A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; as, ship biscuit. According to military practice, the bread or biscuit of the Romans was twice prepared in the oven. --Gibbon. 2. A small loaf or cake of bread, raised and shortened, or made light with soda or baking powder. Usually a number are baked in the same pan, forming a sheet or card. 3. Earthen ware or porcelain which has undergone the first baking, before it is subjected to the glazing. 4. (Sculp.) A species of white, unglazed porcelain, in which vases, figures, and groups are formed in miniature. Meat biscuit, an alimentary preparation consisting of matters extracted from meat by boiling, or of meat ground fine and combined with flour, so as to form biscuits.

Meaning of Biscuits from wikipedia

- similar to crackers. Types of biscuit include biscotti, sandwich biscuits, digestive biscuits, ginger biscuits, shortbread biscuits, chocolate chip cookies...
- United Biscuits (UB) is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of McVitie's biscuits, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets. The company was...
- before baking. These biscuits seemed to be appreciated by visitors. Messrs. Hill and Son also exhibited some malted nursery biscuits. Benger's well known...
- LU Champagne Biscuits, Alfons Mucha, 1896 Adverti****t for Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile, Alfons Mucha, 1897 A display of various LU biscuits La Bretonne, painted...
- as "biscuits" and not "cookies". The origin of Anzac biscuits is contested between Australia and New Zealand. The first known recipe for the biscuit significantly...
- drop biscuits, which are more amorphous in texture and shape. Although most biscuits are made without yeast, a type of biscuit called an angel biscuit contains...
- biscuit was the fifth most po****r biscuit in the United Kingdom for dunking in tea. The small holes in bourbon biscuits are to prevent the biscuits from...
- Biscuits and gravy is a po****r breakfast dish in the United States, especially in the south. The dish consists of soft dough biscuits covered in white...
- newest member of the band. Aucoin knew members of the Biscuits' road crew and had opened for the Biscuits with his previous band, Skydog Gypsy, in the past...
- Sunshine Biscuits was headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois, where Keebler was located until 2001. At the time of its purchase by Keebler, Sunshine Biscuits was...