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Definition of Pretzel
1. Noun. Glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot.
Definition of Pretzel
1. n. A kind of German biscuit or cake in the form of a twisted ring, salted on the outside.
Definition of Pretzel
1. Noun. A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot. ¹
2. Noun. Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pretzel
1. a glazed, salted cracker [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pretzel
Literary usage of Pretzel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"This coincides oddly, though entirely accidentally, with a conjectured meaning
of the origin of pretzel (7. ti.). He's always up to doing folks, ..."
2. Famous Funny Fellows: Brief Biographical Sketches of American Humorists by William Montgomery Clemens (1882)
""Carl pretzel" is a flame generally known throughout the West and Northwest.
It is the literary sobriquet of Mr. Charles H. Harris, of Chicago, Illinois. ..."
3. A Treatise on Flour, Yeast, Fermentation, and Baking: Together with Recipes by Julius Emil Wihlfahrt (1915)
"... give these strips a few twists, then lay in pretzel form on well-greased baking
sheets; allow to prove until half over their original size, ..."
4. Marianne Moore: Vision Into Verse by Patricia C. Willis (1987)
"Inspired by an article in the New York Times concerning the origin of the pretzel,
Moore made the connection with Stevens, who was born in Reading, ..."
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