biscuit

English

/ˈbɪskɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • (chiefly) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm: a cookie.
  • (chiefly) A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet.
  • (UK) A cracker.
  • (nautical) The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships, which was made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils.
  • A form of unglazed earthenware.
  • A light brown colour.
  • (woodworking) A thin oval wafer of wood or other material inserted into mating slots on pieces of material to be joined to provide gluing surface and strength in shear.
  • (US) A plastic card bearing the codes for authorizing a nuclear attack.
  • (US) A handgun, especially a revolver.
  • (ice hockey) A puck (hockey puck).

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French bescuit (twice cooked) root from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (cook, become ripe, bake).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pekʷ-

Gloss

cook, become ripe, bake

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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