breadishadj.
/ˈbrɛdɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈbrɛdɪʃ/ Resembling or reminiscent of bread, esp. in flavour; of the nature of or characteristic of bread.rare before 20th cent.
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1688 [implied in: Bp. S. Parker Reasons abrogating Test 22 They could not onely separate the Matter and Form, and Accidents of the Bread from one another, but the Paneity or Breadishness it self from them all. (at breadishness n.)].
1713 R. Knox Hist. Relation Ceylon (1989) II. iii. vi. 254 It [sc. coracan] fills the belly and suffiseth hungar; it hath a breadish tast but is very harsh.
1943 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 15 Apr. 8/5 When the loaf was sliced, the upper half showed some bread-ish qualities but the bottom half was an indigestible, damp black mass.
2014 Chorley Guardian (Nexis) 26 Sept. A good old-fashioned nut brown bitter, with a..sweet, earthy, breadish taste.
Derivatives
ˈbreadishness n. rare the quality or state of consisting of or resembling bread.In quot. 1688 in the context of Christian theological dispute over the exact nature of the presence of Christ in the sacramental bread; cf. paneity n.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] > quality of being
breadiness1594
breadishness1688
paneity1688
breadness1866
1688 Bp. S. Parker Reasons abrogating Test 22 They could not onely separate the Matter and Form, and Accidents of the Bread from one another, but the Paneity or Breadishness it self from them all.
2011 B. Weinstein & M. Scarbrough Goat (e-book ed.) The small amount of lemon juice in the crust keeps the flour's glutens from elongating into breadishness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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