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Definition of Sweet roll
1. Noun. Any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze.
Generic synonyms: Bun, Roll
Specialized synonyms: Cross Bun, Hot Cross Bun, Bear Claw, Bear Paw, Cinnamon Bun, Cinnamon Roll, Cinnamon Snail, Caramel Bun, Honey Bun, Schnecken, Sticky Bun, Pinwheel Roll, Danish, Danish Pastry
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Literary usage of Sweet roll
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Same as sweet-sop. sweet-ballt, ». A sweetmeat. This sweet-Roll, Take it to cheere
your heart. Heywood, Dialogues (Works, cd. Pearson, 1874, VI. ..."
2. Hotel Meat Cooking: Comprising Hotel and Restaurant Fish and Oyster Cooking by Jessup Whitehead (1901)
"... yeast-raised sweet roll baked in a patty pan and dipped while hot into a syrup
of sugar and wine, which partially drives upon the cake. ..."
3. Travels in the United States, Etc., During 1849 and 1850 by Emmeline Stuart-Wortley (1851)
"When the jetty-locked Victoriana brings it in the morning for desayuno, with a
most excellent sweet roll (an improvement on an English bun), if Messrs. ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Bermuda by Blair Howard (2004)
"It hosts a diversity of stores, cafes and quaint little hole-in-the-wall shops -
places where you can have a cup of hot tea and a sweet roll or find unique ..."
5. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"BUNS—A bun is a sweet roll, raised with yeast like ordinary bread, though there
are at least a score of different names* shapes and qualities, ..."
6. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Hereupon Ezekiel receives and eata the bitter-sweet roll in which are written "
lamentations and mourning and woe ;" he is now ready to go forth to his ..."
7. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Same as sweet-sop. sweet-ballt, ». A sweetmeat. This sweet-Roll, Take it to cheere
your heart. Heywood, Dialogues (Works, cd. Pearson, 1874, VI. ..."
8. Hotel Meat Cooking: Comprising Hotel and Restaurant Fish and Oyster Cooking by Jessup Whitehead (1901)
"... yeast-raised sweet roll baked in a patty pan and dipped while hot into a syrup
of sugar and wine, which partially drives upon the cake. ..."
9. Travels in the United States, Etc., During 1849 and 1850 by Emmeline Stuart-Wortley (1851)
"When the jetty-locked Victoriana brings it in the morning for desayuno, with a
most excellent sweet roll (an improvement on an English bun), if Messrs. ..."
10. Adventure Guide to Bermuda by Blair Howard (2004)
"It hosts a diversity of stores, cafes and quaint little hole-in-the-wall shops -
places where you can have a cup of hot tea and a sweet roll or find unique ..."
11. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"BUNS—A bun is a sweet roll, raised with yeast like ordinary bread, though there
are at least a score of different names* shapes and qualities, ..."
12. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Hereupon Ezekiel receives and eata the bitter-sweet roll in which are written "
lamentations and mourning and woe ;" he is now ready to go forth to his ..."
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