单词 | twelfth-cake |
释义 | Twelfth-caken. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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