bread bowln.
/ˈbrɛd bəʊl/, U.S. /ˈbrɛd ˌboʊl/ 1. A bowl in which bread may be made or served.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > bowl > specific types of
bread bowl1622
lavel1658
tazza1824
mixing bowl1869
sebilla1875
presentation bowl1896
lekane1905
bell-crater1921
witch bowl1926
hanging-bowl1940
1622 in G. C. Brodrick Mem. Merton Coll. (1885) App. D. 350 One silver salt... Two little tunnes parcel gilt. One bread bowle plaine. Nine spoones [etc.].
1855 M. L. Scott Pract. Housekeeper 214 Never use a wooden bread-bowl; have a nice tin pan and use it for nothing else... Wash it every time you bake.
1906 Mass. Ploughman 14 Apr. 6/4 Slice [the potatoes] as thin as possible into a bread bowl.
2003 R. W. Jennings Myst. in Mt. Mole 72 ‘Roll?’ my mother asked, passing the bread bowl to Dr. Blemish.
2. A bowl (typically silver or gold) in which the consecrated bread or wafer is placed during the Eucharist, and which may also serve as a cover for the chalice; a paten. Cf. bread plate n. (a) at bread n. Compounds 4.
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society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > vessel (general) > paten > [noun]
patenlOE
platena1450
patel1548
bread plate1608
bread bowl1638
altar plate1647
patera1658
offertory1672
patina1868
1638 in Trans. Leics. Archit. & Archæol. Soc. 3 (1871) i. 51 Received..one guilt flagon one guilt bread bowle and one guilt Chalice being ye free & bountifull gift of ye Honble Lady Alicia Dudley given..for ye..blessed Sacramt.
1922 Country Life 21 Oct. p. lxxvi (caption) Rochester Cathedral: chalice, bread bowl (1653) and flagon (each one of a pair).
2014 B. U. Münch in L. P. Wandel Compan. Eucharist in Reformation 418 Early examples of patens with lids or bread bowls date back to the 1530s.
3. A round loaf of bread hollowed out to form an edible bowl, used to serve thick soups, stews, dips, etc. Cf. bunny chow n.
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1955 Detroit Free Press 10 July b12/3 New Party Idea... A bread bowl filled with tangy cheese spread… The bowl may be one of the round loaves of either pumpernickel or rye bread.
2019 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 3 Feb. (Travel section) Try some San Francisco sourdough during your stay—..the quintessential clam chowder served in a bread bowl is an excellent way to taste two local classics.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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