| 单词 | bride's biscuit |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbride's biscuit bride's biscuit n. U.S. (a) a small, round cake made by a bride; used in similes with reference to something that is heavy, hard, dry, flat, or unpalatable; (b) a type of small, round cake which is easy to make and in which both yeast and baking powder are used as raising agents. [Apparently so called because a newly married woman was not traditionally expected to have good housekeeping skills.] ΚΠ 1893 Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 9 Nov. (headline) Heavier than bride's biscuit. 1958 D. Gringhuis Eagle Pine xxiii. 156 That night the ground froze harder than a bride's biscuit. 2014 A. Kane United States of Bread 98 The biscuits are called Bride's Biscuits because even a newlywed, who may lack capability and confidence in the kitchen, can still bake a biscuit that's a mile high. < as lemmas |
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