Twelfth-caken.

Etymology: Short for Twelfth-night or Twelfth-tide cake: compare twelfth n. 3.

A large cake used at the festivities of Twelfth-night, usually frosted and otherwise ornamented, and with a bean (see bean n. 6b) or coin introduced to determine the ‘king’ or ‘queen’ of the feast.

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1774 in J. Brand Observ. Pop. Antiq. (1777) 206 I did not return till I had been present at drawing King and Queen, and eaten a Slice of the Twelfth Cake.

1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. [55 A citation by Brand represents the..Twelfth-night-cake to have been composed of flour, honey, ginger, and pepper.] 56 In France, the Twelfth-cake is plain, with a bean; the drawer of the slice containing the bean is king or queen.

1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career II. x. 187 A ricketty ornament like that you see on a confectioner's twelfth-cake.

attributive.1837 J. C. Maitland Lett. from Madras (1843) 54 A queer kind of sprig made of rice and beads, like a twelfth-cake ornament.1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 337/1 The house at Kenwood is quite in the twelfth-cake style—patched all over with panels of filagree work.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	twelfth-cake
释义	Twelfth-caken. Etymology: Short for Twelfth-night or Twelfth-tide cake: compare twelfth n. 3. A large cake used at the festivities of Twelfth-night, usually frosted and otherwise ornamented, and with a bean (see bean n. 6b) or coin introduced to determine the ‘king’ or ‘queen’ of the feast. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > cake for specific occasion > Twelfth night or day baby cakea1637 Twelfth-cake1774 1774 in J. Brand Observ. Pop. Antiq. (1777) 206 I did not return till I had been present at drawing King and Queen, and eaten a Slice of the Twelfth Cake. 1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. [55 A citation by Brand represents the..Twelfth-night-cake to have been composed of flour, honey, ginger, and pepper.] 56 In France, the Twelfth-cake is plain, with a bean; the drawer of the slice containing the bean is king or queen. 1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career II. x. 187 A ricketty ornament like that you see on a confectioner's twelfth-cake. attributive.1837 J. C. Maitland Lett. from Madras (1843) 54 A queer kind of sprig made of rice and beads, like a twelfth-cake ornament.1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 337/1 The house at Kenwood is quite in the twelfth-cake style—patched all over with panels of filagree work. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1774
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