| 单词 | kendal mint cake |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKendal mint cake attributive. Designating a hard peppermint-flavoured fondant made with sugar and glucose and sold in flat rectangular blocks, popular with walkers and climbers as a source of energy. Originally and chiefly in Kendal mint cake (cf. mint cake n. at mint n.2 Compounds 2b). ΚΠ 1937 Times 5 June 3/3 (advt.) Genuine Kendal mint cake, the fascinating Lakeland sweetmeat. 1971 M. Thompson in C. Bonington Annapurna South Face App. D. 272 The Kendal Mint Cake really came into its own at very high altitude. 1988 C. Keatley My Mother said I never Should i. v. 9/1 Doris And how was Windermere? Did you drive about much? Margaret We stayed in a lovely guest house, a bit pricey but Ken insisted I was pampered... And I bought you some Kendal mint cake! 2005 A. Blum Breaking Trail 273 I reached into my pack for an enormous sugary Kendal mint bar that I kept for emergencies. < as lemmas |
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