Definition of French bread

1. Noun. A crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes.

Generic synonyms: Light Bread, White Bread
Specialized synonyms: Baguet, Baguette

Definition of French bread

1. Noun. A long thin loaf of bread with a thick crust and often having large bubbles of air inside, popular in and associated with France. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of French Bread

French Revolution
French Riviera
French Sign Language
French Somaliland
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Sudan
French West Africa
French West Indies
French and Indian War
French augmented sixth chord
French augmented sixth chords
French bean
French beans
French blue
French bracken
French bread
French bulldog
French capital
French chalk
French cricket
French crickets
French cuff
French cuffs
French curve
French curves
French cut
French cuts
French dip
French donut
French donuts

Literary usage of French bread

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1901)
"They have many kinds of cheese and for lunch it is always served as one- of the courses, to be eaten with the french bread. They do not indulge in heavy ..."

2. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"... of exceeding good bread will be produced. If the rice should require more water, it must be added, as some rice swells more than other. french bread. ..."

3. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines by Andrew Ure (1858)
"... manchet or roll bread, and french bread, which are all made of the purest flour from the finest wheat; the roll bread being improved by the addition of ..."

4. Virginia Cookery-book by Mary Stuart Smith (1912)
"—french bread.—French Biscuit.— Lightened Biscuits.—Powhatan Loaf.—Powhatan Rolls.—Quick Biscuits.—Soda Biscuit.—Golden Loaf of Albemarle.—Brandon Rolls. ..."

5. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"There was no evidence that this was " french bread." It was contended on behalf of the respondent, that the terms " French " and " fancy " were synonymous, ..."

6. Baker's Bread by Paul Richards (1918)
"31 Twist Bread 31 french bread*. Chicago french bread 47 french bread with Ferment.... 50 french bread with Short Sponge and Compressed Yeast 50 New York ..."

7. The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined: Comprising Ample Directions for by John Mollard (1802)
"french bread. SIFT a peck of fine flour into a trough, make a cavity in the center with the hand, strain into it (mixed together) a pint of lukewarm milk ..."

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