| 单词 | sabbath loaf |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSabbath loaf Sabbath loaf n. a plaited loaf eaten on the eve of the Jewish Sabbath. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > consumables > bread > [noun] > eaten on eve of Jewish sabbath Sabbath loaf1892 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto II. xviii. 79 The Sabbath loaves shaped like boys' tip-cats—with a curious plait of crust from point to point, and thickly sprinkled with a drift of poppy-seed, and covered with a velvet cloth embroidered with Hebrew words. 1951 L. W. Leonard Jewish Cookery (new ed.) v. 26 Challah, in twist form or Biblical beehive coil, is the Sabbath loaf of white bread. It is customary to place two challas under a special napkin... The two loaves are symbolic of the ‘two portions of manna’ which fell for the Sabbath. 1972 H. Kemelman Monday Rabbi took Off xlvii. 271 The candles were already lit and the table set with the two braided Sabbath loaves. < as lemmas |
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