| 单词 | household bread |
| 释义 | > as lemmashousehold bread household bread n. now chiefly historical bread for everyday household use; esp. bread made with inferior quality flour.The precise application of the term has varied: in some periods the composition, weight, price, etc., of bread sold as ‘household bread’ was established by law: cf. quots. 1786, 1998. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] > ordinary bread household breada1475 loaf-bread1559 household1638 yeast bread1853 the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] > coarse bread black bread?c1335 trencher-breadc1460 trencher-loafc1460 hogmana1483 cribble bread1552 brown breada1556 household bread1620 1441 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Let.-bks. London (1911) K. 258 And also brede that is called housholdersbrede.] a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 120 Alle howsold bred iij. dayes old so it is profitable. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 10v Two Ouens, one seruing for householde bread, the other for manchet for myne owne table. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta i. 18 A browne houshold bread agreeable enough for labourers. 1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. I. 256 A Loaf of Houshold (or Brown) Bread. 1786 J. Trusler London Adviser & Guide 27 If a certain weight of wheaten-bread costs 8 d..the same weight of household-bread shall be sold for 6 d. on penalty of from 10 s. to 40 s. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 172 Bread,..Our household bread [is made], of the whole substance of the grain without the separation either of the fine flour or coarse bran. 1941 P. Hamilton Hangover Square vii. 175 He went down North Street to the Lyons' at the bottom. He ordered egg and bacon and household bread and coffee. 1998 W. Edgar South Carolina ix. 191 In July 1760 a loaf of white bread had to weigh one pound, thirteen ounces and one of household bread three pounds, ten ounces. < as lemmas |
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