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biscuitn.adj. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French biscuit. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman bisquit, Anglo-Norman and Middle French besquit, Middle French bescuit, biscuit, biscut (French biscuit ) dry unleavened bread which has been baked twice (early 14th cent.; the specific use to denote a sweet unleavened cake is first attested later in French than in English: 1660), use as noun (short for pain biscuit twice-baked bread) of biscuit twice baked (12th cent. in Old French as bescuit ) < bes- bes- prefix + cuit , past participle of cuire to cook (see cook v.1; compare cuit n.). The baked good was so called from its original mode of preparation.Compare post-classical Latin panis biscoctus twice-baked bread (12th cent.; from c1200 in British sources), biscoctus , noun (13th cent.; 1440 in a British source), Old Occitan bescueit (c1200; Occitan bescuèit ), Catalan bescuit (late 13th cent. as bescuyt ), Spanish bizcocho (mid 15th cent. as noun and adjective; end of the 13th cent. as (now rare) biscocho ), Portuguese biscoito (15th cent.; early 14th cent. as bizcoyto ), Italian biscotto (early 14th cent. as noun and adjective), and also Middle High German piscot (German (now regional: Austria) Biskotte ; < Italian), German Biskuit (late 17th cent. as biscuit ; < French). Compare also German Zwieback zwieback n., a calque on the Romance noun. The French forms in bis- show alteration after classical Latin bis- bis- comb. form1. Specific forms. The β. forms show remodelling after post-classical Latin biscoctus. The γ. forms show an epenthetic -r- , and in some cases metathesis of the cluster resulting from it, while the ε. form shows metathesis. The modern standard spelling biscuit reflects the modern standard French form biscuit in spelling only; the English word has never been pronounced with a medial semivowel. Specific senses. With the specific uses in ceramics (see sense A. 4 and use as adjective) compare bisque n.3, bisque adj. With sense A. 10 compare cookie n. 2b. Earlier example in a Latin context. It is unclear whether the following earlier vernacular example in a Latin context should be taken as reflecting the Middle English or the Anglo-Norman noun:1391 in L. T. Smith Exped. Prussia & Holy Land Earl Derby (1894) 47 Pro pane albo et bysquyte et viij barellis de farine. A. n. I. Senses referring to food. 1. the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > biscuit > [noun] the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > crispbread or rusk > [noun] ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 4227 Armour þei had plente & god besquite [a1450 Lamb. bred bysquyd] to mete. ?c1450 Trivet's Life of Constance in F. J. Furnivall (1876) 229 (MED) Constaunce..made a shyp for to be stored wyth vytayle of a maner of Brede, the whyche ys called Bisquite. 1565 J. Hall Hist. Expost. in tr. Lanfranc sig. Bbb.iiiiv Baked harde lyke a bisket. 1634 tr. L. Lessius iii. 51 Abbat Serapion being a little boy, after..meals with others at the ninth houre of the day..was still a hungry; whereupon he was wont to steal a third bisket, which he used to eat in secret. 1750 N. Owen Jrnl. in E. Martin (1930) 25 Our whole stock of provision consisted of..4 bisquits, a small pot of sugar, and some limes. 1846 22 Aug. 66/1 Assuaging my hunger with some biscuit and the captain's potted anchovies, I set to work to barricade myself against savages or wild beasts. 1889 B. C. Robinson xiii. 185 Follet strolled into the kitchen of the House of Commons..and called for a biscuit and a glass of sherry. 1922 A. Jekyll 181 Sandwiches of thinnest gruyère between biscuits, or bread spread with green butter are excellent. 2020 @AndiMorris85 13 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 18 Feb. 2020) Just about to relax with some cheese and biscuits after a knackering week in work. 1566 sig. A.viv Stewde Proynes, conserue of Cherries red, Peares, Biskets, Suger fine, With nectar dulce, since I am wedde, by voyce of Muses nine. 1696 P. Ayres 33 A large gilt Salver, handsomely fill'd and heaped up with thin Biskets, March-panes, and variety of dried Sweetmeats. 1768 II. xviii. 66 The refreshments provided..are of no very great expence to Mrs. Pierpoint, who gives the entertainment, being chiefly coffee, tea, chocolate, biscuits, and the like. 1860 7 July 302 A miserable old man in a faded camlet cloak who sat Munching an Abernethy biscuit between his toothless gums. 1930 15 Jan. 265/1 The roof was made of biscuit, And apples lay on the sill; Gretel said ‘No! don't risk it,’ But Hansel said ‘Bosh! we will.’ 2011 2 July (Saturday Review section) 16/2 The place is empty but for..a group of three sixtysomethings having tea and biscuits at the far end of the room. the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > small cake > types of small cake 1818 J. Palmer ix. 125 Hot short cakes, called biscuits. 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ I. v. 27 Hot rolls.., a novelty then, but much like biscuits in parts of the Far West. 1919 Sept. 267/2 The subsequent gratification of a ravenous appetite with fried trout and hot biscuit—no one can fry trout and make hot biscuit like mother. 2015 Dec. 74 The kitchen focuses on new American standards like fried chicken and biscuits with hot honey. 1823 12 New Ser. 156/2 An advertisement of dog biscuits manufactured by Mr. Smith, of Maidenhead. 1878 31 Aug. 133/3 The horses were fed on the biscuits during twenty-six days. 1935 15 Apr. 12/7 The table was stacked with all kinds of meal and biscuits for the dog. 1964 30 Nov. d15/1 He has two large, well-balanced meals daily plus occasional in-between snacks of raw meat, cat biscuit and milk. 2003 J. Ross & B. McKinney xx. 198 The first thing a puppy does when he hears the command is to look to see if the owner is holding a biscuit. 2011 @Smoapii 30 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 24 Feb. 2020) Well, just gave the cat her biscuits and the dog her meat, they each sniffed their own bowls then casually swapped. *shrugs* II. Something resembling an (edible) biscuit in shape, appearance, consistency, etc. society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > unglazed 1768 J. Watt Let. 7 Apr. in E. Robinson & D. McKie (1970) 12 The trouble of putting the glazing on a hard-burnt close body would raise the price too high: but this can be sucked in upon a bisket. 1829 S. Shaw iii. 92 A person who manufactures toys of earthenware.., painted in oil colours, upon the bisquet which far surpass any thing of the kind he ever saw in this district. 1871 23 Dec. 716/1 A slender rod of metal.., terminated at one end by a small knob of white, unglazed, biscuit china. 1902 W. Burton xx. 142 In the delicately modelled flower pieces in biscuit porcelain..the artificial petals are almost as delicate as the real ones they imitate. 1925 W. Deeping (1926) viii. 73 The china was to be of a plain white biscuit with a dark blue and gold border. 2017 K. Millward x. 94 The biscuit has to be fired again to about 805°C (1481°F). society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > rubber > [noun] > from specific trees or places 1869 17 Dec. 83/1 The ‘biscuit’ consists of all the fine rubber, carefully prepared. 1881 XII. 836 The flat rounded cakes of [South American] rubber made in this manner are known in the London market as ‘biscuits’. 1971 7 If natural or synthetic rubbers or compounds are employed, a biscuit of the material is placed in the mold cavity whereupon heat and pressure are applied. 1999 W. J. Bodziak (ed. 2) vii. 214 The white biscuit of rubber, which will be formed into the midsole, is placed on top of the already melted blue outsole. the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [noun] > light brown 1879 Sept. 299/1 The favourite material is still cashmere, and for summer many costumes are made of it in white, cream, or biscuit. 1903 Aug. 198/1 Another good tweed dress takes a light shade of biscuit. 2018 (Nexis) 19 Aug. 24 The classic camel coat trend also makes a comeback for the new season in various tasty shades from biscuit and caramel to toffee and tobacco. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > mattress > other types 1915 ‘I. Hay’ v. 33 ‘Got the biscuits here, Sergeant-Major?’.. The Sergeant-Major dives into a pile of brown blankets and presently extracts three small brown mattresses, each two feet square. 1927 W. E. Collinson 92 At Salisbury Plain and Camberley in 1909/10 I learnt a number of camping expressions like..biscuits (small mattresses reputed to be as hard as dog-biscuits). 1971 Mar. 21 I sleep on biscuits on floorboards in a flat in Belgrave Square. 2017 (Nexis) 8 Jan. The fortunate ones had a bed with a mattress but others had to make do with three ‘biscuits’, which were miniature mattresses which should have fitted together but which usually showed a distinct reluctance to meet. society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > [noun] > equipment 1925 7 Jan. 9/1 Coupez climbed in for the second rebound and landed the biscuit in the net for two all. 2009 (Nexis) 14 June 40 As with most sports the goal is pretty simple—the team which puts the biscuit in the basket the most, wins. 1931 V. W. Pagé 251 3/ 16-inch plywood gussets or ‘biscuits’ are fastened in the usual way to reinforce the joints. 1989 June 140/2 A biscuit joiner now can be used to join solid counter-top materials as well as wood, thanks to recently introduced plastic biscuits. 2013 (Nexis) 10 Aug. 14 The results [of pocket screw joinery] still don't look as clean and classic as completely hidden biscuits or dowel joints. III. Senses referring to a person. the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman 1855 J. Brougham 327 The biscuit had a little anchovy paste about it..but they soon diskivered that..it was only a Boston cracker. 1944 D. Runyon 134 The chief gets a call today from a biscuit by the name of Barbecue who runs an eating joint out on the Trail. 1980 L. Birnbach et al. 222/1 Reel in the biscuit... Lure a girl to bed. B. adj.1773 25 Jan. The Biscuit Groups and Figures, of which there are great Variety, are modelled with utmost Nicety. 1880 (U.S. Centennial Comm.) III. 581 Biscuit vases and flower-stands with delicate open tracery. 2020 @CeramicsTracey 3 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 26 Feb. 2020) First set of Biscuit pots—now to make my pink glaze! the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > light brown 1875 9 Sept. 6/3 Blue Japanese silk dresses, trimmed with biscuit colour tulle veils. 1902 1 Nov. p. vi/1 The Queen, who had worn..a very pretty mauve wrap over a biscuit gown on Saturday, was looking equally sweet on Sunday. 1999 29 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) p. xvi/4 There were wonderful views of the village, the harmony of its pale biscuit stone spoiled only by the presence of two yellow cranes. 2017 (Nexis) 4 Mar. 44 In the lounge..biscuit linen chesterfield sofas are set against the backdrop of a leather-effect, patterned wall covering. Phrasesthe mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [verb (intransitive)] 1880 20 Oct. 8/2 Fort Dearborn Division, No. 1, of this city, ‘took the biscuit’, as Mr. Goodwin would say, for their excellent bearing and efficient drill. 1892 12 Oct. (Late Buff ed.) 2/6 I know 'Arrygate girls cop the biscuit for beauty. 1930 P. G. Wodehouse vi. 167 Of all the absolutely foul sights I have ever seen, this took the biscuit with ridiculous ease. 2001 15 Oct. 54 Next the question that helped Pritchard win the biscuit. 2011 10 Sept. 18/1 Jack Russells enjoy a reputation for terrier-like determination and irrepressible energy but Jack, a fine example of the breed, takes the biscuit. Compounds C1. In various types of compounds relating to food. In these compounds, and in food-related compounds at Compounds 3, the meaning of biscuit is now usually sense A. 2 in North American use and sense A. 1 in other regions.the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > chest, box, or bag > for biscuits or crackers the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > tin > for biscuits 1581 A. Gurney sig. C.ivv Bisket Boxes, Carawayes and these, I leaft at large, for daintie waspes and Bees. 1740 S. Johnson Drake in Sept. 446 A Sail made of a Bisket-sack. 1837 T. Carlyle I. iii. viii. 152 A sinking pilot will fling out..his very biscuit-bags. 1913 May 191/2 What guest-room would be complete without a biscuit jar, filled with wafers? 1928 C. D. Emerson vi. 83 He laid his head down upon the biscuit cask in despair. 2007 23 Sept. 27 My room mate..thought me odd but was tolerant as long as I didn't pinch the Gypsy Creams from her biscuit tin. the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > cooking establishment or kitchen > [noun] > place where biscuits made 1788 12 Mar. Rempton, at the Original Biscuit Shop,..continues to bake his Wafer, Captain, and American Biscuits. 1835 IV. 452/1 The largest biscuit-manufactories are those..for supplying the navy. 1923 30 June 1099/2 The biscuit bakery which was once visited by George III. 2019 (Nexis) 9 July 2 The 2 Sisters Food Group..has a biscuit factory in Uttoxeter. the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook > [noun] > baker > baker of biscuits the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparing pastry, biscuits, or cake > [noun] 1599 R. Hakluyt (new ed.) II. ii. 106 The goods belonging to certaine Portugal Iesuites and a Biscuit baker a Portugal, we tooke that ship & did not force the other two. 1770 Borella 240 All the experienced and professed biscuit makers always put first in the oven those where there is flour. 1835 IV. 452/1 Our description of biscuit-making. 1928 16 Oct. 9/2 The aged wife of a biscuit-seller and three girls..were digging earth. 2015 (Nexis) 31 Jan. 15 Sidcot School's Holiday Club has been hosting a range of activities, most recently biscuit baking. 1771 J. R. Forster 228 The fruit I am unacquainted with; the root is a flat biscuit-shaped bulb. 1880 21 Jan. 3/6 The bridesmaids' dresses were composed of a rich biscuit-coloured satin. 2013 J. Gary iv. 24 The vet held up the pup's biscuit-sized paws and told me to take a look. ‘He's going to be big. Real big.’ C2. Ceramics. society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > kiln > [noun] > pottery kilns 1752 22 348 (caption) The porcelain manufactory at Worcester... 3 Biscuit kilns. 4 Glasing kilns. 1768 J. Wedgwood Let. 13 June in (1965) 65 We..cannot keep Pace with the Biscuit oven. 1784 J. Wedgwood in (Royal Soc.) 73 285 Mixed with porcelain biscuit body, it gives darker or lighter shades of black and brown, as the quantity is greater or less in proportion to the body. 1801 15 163 If of metal, [the pallet]..should be enameled... If of porcelain, to be left in the biscuit state. 1863 28 Nov. Suppl. 1/4 It had advanced only so far as the ‘biscuit’ stage; but there is no doubt that, when subjected to the glazing process, it will compare favourably with Staffordshire ware. 1902 A. Bennett viii. 172 There's the biscuit oven, but we can't inspect it because it's just being drawn. 1911 W. A. Nelson 110 The ware after being molded is placed in a china ware kiln and burned to biscuit heat. 1981 S. Bates ix. 51 Another common cause of a pot blowing up is when it has been packed into the biscuit kiln before it is really dry. 2002 J. Doherty vii. 72 Fine bowls can be packed rim to rim in the biscuit kiln. b. 1868 27 Nov. 5/2 The pieces of ware are dipped singly into the glaze liquid, then they are placed into the ‘seggars’, on sharply pointed tripods of ‘biscuit’ clay. 2011 L. Durbin ii. 30 The firing temperature reached about 1000 degrees centigrade over a period of about 36 hours and produced a soft bodied, porous, yellow biscuit clay which was suitable for applying white tin glaze. 1874 J. S. Wilson 1/1 After the articles have been biscuit fired I allow them to cool slowly and then dip them in the glazing composition. 1943 21 Jan. (City section) 9/1 If the work is in pottery, the design is worked out in raw clay, then biscuit fired in the kiln. 2002 J. Doherty vii. 71 Most potters choose to biscuit fire their work. 1834 Factories Inq. Comm.: Suppl. Rep. Employm. Children in Factories ii. B.1.145 in (H.C. 167) XX. 1 The ware in its first state, called biscuit-firing. 1896 6 Mar. 175/2 The second fire..is much harder than the biscuit firing given to earthenware bodies. 2002 C. Pollard 82/1 He was also obliged to enlarge one chamber of his largest kiln for the biscuit firing of the pieces. society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > unglazed 1773 (Wedgwood & Bentley) 3 A fine white Biscuit Ware, or Terra Cotta, polished and unpolished. 1843 June 147 There was suspended a wicker-basket, containing a white biscuitware garden-pot. 2009 A. S. Byatt viii. 117 In the middle of the floor was a heap of broken biscuitware that looked as though someone had been jumping on it. ?1793 297 Russel, Edward, Biscuit Warehouse, 453, Strand. 1902 A. Bennett viii. 173 Mynors took the plate..to the biscuit-warehouse. 2016 @burleighpottery 11 May in twitter.com (accessed 26 Feb. 2020) A footbath and a Casters jug in our biscuit warehouse—soon to be decorated & pride of place in someone's home. 1819 13 Nov. 1/2 Wanted, A Steady active Person, to superintend the Workmanship of a considerable Earthenware Manufactory..Also a good Biscuit Warehouseman. 1902 A. Bennett viii. 173 A solitary biscuit-warehouseman was examining the ware. 1947 3 Dec. 2/5 Situations Vac.—Pottery..Biscuit Warehouseman for General Earthenware wanted at once, permanent position. C3. the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > chest, box, or bag > for biscuits or crackers 1787 T. Jefferson Let. 18 Sept. in (1955) XII. 145 He has contrived a varnish..for lining biscuit barrels. 1886 F. H. Burnett (1887) ii. 21 You said..that you wouldn't have them sitting 'round on your biscuit barrels. 1935 D. L. Sayers xi. 174 People still give plated biscuit-barrels! 2006 T. Hadley in Summer 244 She made cups of milky sweet tea for the children.., gave them the biscuit barrel full of lemon creams. 1718 65 Mix it well with Sugar, beat it with a Biscuit-beater. 1917 15 May 94/2 She worked the dough a little and then beat it with a biscuit-beater until it blistered. 1992 R. Gerald Alvey xvi. 263 (caption) Miss Susie Jackson making her world famous beaten biscuits on her homemade, motorized biscuit beater. 1889 1 No. 1, 60 Biscuit beetles. From Mr. W. N. Duncan, of Calcutta, were received (21st June 1888), specimens of beetles which injure ship's-biscuits... Dr. Günther, of the British Museum,..reports on them as follows:—‘All common warehouse insects, Silvanus surinamensis, Rhizopertha pusilla, and Tribolium ferrugineum’. 1990 (Nexis) 30 Jan. The larva of the biscuit beetle (Stegobium Paniceum to its friends) is fond of the flour paste used in earlier times to glue pages to their bindings. 2010 R. Jones v. 106 The first time I ever found biscuit beetles, they were floating to the surface of the milk I was pouring onto my breakfast cereal. 1847 Dec. 380/2 After having been so mixed in part with a large spoon or ladle, it may be turned out upon the biscuit board. 1909 21 Jan. 75/1 When the last biscuit was in the biscuit pan, mamma said : ‘Here is a little piece of dough left on my biscuit board. I wonder if there is a little girl in this kitchen who would like to make some little biscuit?’ 2009 15 Apr. d3/6 Petra Djurdjevic could have been moving dough from a biscuit board to a baking sheet in her own kitchen. 1942 14 Dec. 7/2 The good work of the ‘biscuit bombers’, as the big supply planes were called by the troops, had given the troops plenty of ammunition and food. 1974 D. Waugh 35 Food will be dropped where necessary by the biscuit-bombers, or carried by boong-train—by native carriers. 1978 R. Macklin 99 Above they could see old ‘Biscuit Bombers’, resurrected from war service, dropping supplies. 2012 P. Williams vi. 272 Movie footage filmed by wartime cinematographer Damien Parer shows Douglas DC3 aircraft (colloquially known as the biscuit bombers) dropping food and equipment to the waiting troops. 1609 sig. H4 Will ye beleeue, what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? 1928 2 May 488/1 Most of them..spent more time and patience over improving his mind than a conscientious Education Officer does over a party of biscuit-brained Third-Class-Certificate men. 1968 ‘S. Lee’ Vulture's Prey in (2017) 73 You biscuit-brained bedbug! Do you think you'd be safer with him running loose in the city? the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > biscuit > [noun] (Harl. 221) 37 Byscute brede, biscoctus. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault v. xxi. 720 Phisitions appoint bisket bread for such as are troubled with rheumes. 1722 D. Defoe 128 Two Ships which he shewed me, that had lay'd in little or nothing by Biscuit Bread, and Ship Beer. ?1805 J. Robertson 39 We eat beef and biscuit bread, While on dainties you are fed. 1913 H. Kephart xiii. 286 Everywhere in the mountains we hear of biscuit-bread,..preacher-man, granny-woman and neighbor-people. 1935 Z. N. Hurston (1990) I. iv. 67 Nearly every skillet is full of corn-bread. But some like biscuit-bread better. 1963 ‘G. Carr’ iv. 82 Two packets of the thin but nourishing Norwegian biscuit-bread called fladbrod. 2007 G. Riley 185/2 In the tigelle of Emilia-Romagna..a thin yeasted flatbread is cooked between two decorated heated tiles to produce a crisp biscuit bread. 2019 @bamasaturday 23 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 27 Feb. 2020) Beef Tips and rice with Brussels sprouts and carrots, Hominy and biscuit bread is what's for supper. the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] > unleavened bread the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > biscuit > [noun] > dish made with biscuit the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > other cakes 1593 M. Sutcliffe xvi. 227 Giuing away all the victuals that were in the newe Castle,..his souldiers albeit they begged apace, could not tell where to haue a bisket cake, or other victuals. 1623 W. Capps Let. 31 Mar. in S. M. Kingsbury (1935) IV. 78 They appointed that euery man should haue halfe a Biskett Cake and halfe a small Can of Beare. a1657 W. Bradford (1901) 128 Ther was not so much as bisket-cake or any other victialls for them. 1719 D. Defoe 97 Having perceiv'd my Bread had been low a great while, now I took a Survey of it, and reduc'd myself to one Bisket-cake a Day. 1833 27 July They put an old pelisse in the bottom of the canoe, four biscuit cakes, a bottle containing a few pints of fresh water, six eggs, a little salt pork, and a kettle. 1934 14 Mar. 16/3 Chocolate Biscuit Cake... Place alternate layers of the mixture and the biscuits until the tin is filled... Stand in cold place until set. 1976 ii. 204 B. J.'s Biscuit Cake. This upside-down cake may also be made with such other wild fruits as blackberries or strawberries. 2014 (Nexis) 24 Apr. Sprinkle them [sc. Brazil nuts] over the biscuit cake, then place the remaining glacé cherries among them. the world > space > distance > [noun] > a short distance 1843 J. E. Bingham (ed. 2) II. vi. 315 This man was in the habit of grooming a pony belonging to his captain, kept..within a biscuit's cast of the ship. 1853 E. K. Kane xlix. 461 A second [iceberg] had approached within short biscuit-cast. 1909 A. Pratt in May 14 The Saigon, currishly obedient to the Russian's signals, followed suit, bringing up within a biscuit cast of her consort and captor. 1839 L. Bryan 306 Knead it well, roll it out into a thin sheet, cut it into cakes with a biscuit cutter.., and bake them in a brisk oven. 1880 3 July 7/6 I take my biscuit-cutter and cut from puff paste, very thinly rolled. 2009 J. J. Daymon 71 Knead [dough] lightly. Roll..and cut with floured cutter. (You can use a glass if you don't have a biscuit cutter.) 1817 16 June On Monday night the bakehouse of Mr. Whitewood was broken into, and a quantity of flour and biscuit dough stolen therefrom. 1939 I. Wolcott 365 Slump. What State-of-Mainers call cooked fruit topped with dumplings or biscuit dough. 2015 S. Orwig ii. 26 The biscuit dough is rising. I'll get the fruit and coffee soon. 1987 Apr.–May 82/1 (advt.) Freud's new biscuit joiner allows quick, accurate assembly of cabinets, furniture and even picture frames at a fraction of the time as conventional methods. 2012 A. Fraser et al. 110/1 Mark out the biscuit locations..or save time and align the edge of the biscuit joiner with the edge of the case pieces and plunge-cut. 1982 T.R. Griffiths 149 The joint, often humorously called a 'dog and biscuit' joint, is now complete.] 1986 P. Spielman ix. 138 Biscuit joints. 1989 A. Jackson & D. Day iv. 136/2 Round dowel holes need to be perfectly aligned if the two joint components are to fit snugly. With a biscuit joint, however, slight lateral adjustment is possible by tapping one component sideways. 2011 S. Lake ix. 24 If the worktop does not move once you have removed all of the screws, you may have to cut it away with a saw as it may have been fitted with biscuit joints at the corners. 1982 Nov.–Dec. 59/2 (advt.) ‘Biscuit’ jointer available from Markel Design. 1989 A. Jackson & D. Day iv. 136/1 A biscuit jointer is a specialized miniature plunge saw developed to make a form of tongue and groove joint for cabinet construction. 2018 B. Holden 40 Use a biscuit jointer (plate jointer) and biscuits (or dowels) to help align mating boards when edge-gluing the tabletop. the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > quamash the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > other root vegetables the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > quamash the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > other root vegetables or plants producing them 1837 W. Irving III. i. 9 The cowish, also, or biscuit root, about the size of a walnut, which they reduce to a very palatable flour. 1953 29 July 10/2 Biscuitroot is a weed especially menacing to dry farms, since it grows early in the spring and thus robs the wheat crop of valuable moisture. 2002 P. Nabokov & L. Loendorf iii. 143/1 There are multiple species and subspecies of plants like bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva),..biscuitroot (Lomatium sp.),..and tobacco-root (Valeriana sp.) that could have been important sources of food. 1873 8 Sept. The latest name for table waiters is—‘biscuit shooters’. 1875 21 Sept. 8/1 Who has the better right to the kitchen fire Sunday evenings,..the young lady of the family and her Augustus, or the biscuit shooter and her young man? 1902 15 Mar. 8/2 When rather young and hard up in Omaha he was a ‘biscuit shooter’ in a ‘hurry up hashhouse’. 1917 3 Aug. 3/4 ‘Are you the cook?’ ‘Yes, sir,’ replied the startled biscuit shooter. 2011 J. D. Nesbitt iv. 58 He saw her as more than just a biscuit-shooter. the world > space > distance > [noun] > a short distance 1796 L. Furlong 108 Run for Wigwam-Point which you must keep close aboard (within a biscuit throw). 1834 F. Marryat III. viii. 103 Running the brig within biscuit-throw of the weather schooner. 1986 19 July 14/2 In a side street, a biscuit throw away from the extravagantly bad Hotel Turist, there is the house of the Prizren League. the world > space > distance > [noun] > a short distance 1836 N. P. Willis in 14 May 364/2 At the distance of a biscuit-toss from the shore, however, the rock was dropped to leeward, and a small passage appeared. 1891 26 Jan. 3/1 This was but a biscuit-toss from Crown Office-row. 2006 (Nexis) 22 Jan. d9 Captain Johnson..ran her [sc. the ship] full speed onto the rocky coastline, which, though a mere biscuit toss away when she stopped, proved to be as elusive as her first reprieve from danger. 1798 S. T. Coleridge Anc. Marinere i, in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge 9 The Marineres gave it biscuit-worms. Derivatives society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > pottery-making or ceramics > [noun] > specific processes 1819 A. Rees XXVIII. at Pottery The ware called white ware is made of the same material, and manufactured precisely in the same way, as far as the biscuiting. 1860 4 Aug. They are now placed on clay sides, and are ready for biscuiting. 2003 (Nexis) 11 Jan. 3 The tile is then fired in the kiln—a process called biscuiting—and finally coated in a honey glaze which gives the tile its distinctive colouring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.?a1400 |