Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A soft, light-textured bread made from eggs, butter, flour, and yeast and formed into a roll or a bun.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sort of pastry made with flour, eggs, and butter.
- noun A round and stuffed cushion for the feet to rest on.
- noun A stitch in knitting, originally used in making this kind of footstool.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A light sweet pastry (cake, bun or roll) made with flour, butter, yeast, and eggs.
- noun A knitted foot cushion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of
bun , of French origin.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Burgers are topped with onion rings and the patties are packaged in brioche buns that stand up to the heft of meat and condiments.
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Everyone loves a filling, whether it is a chocolate swirl in brioche, as above, or a cream filling in a cupcake.
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It was a beautiful spring day, clear and sunny, and, as usual, she bought a cup of coffee and a brioche from the Italian bakery across the street.
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What should you do with a "brioche" - play it, eat it, or rub ointment on it?
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What should you do with a "brioche" - play it, eat it, or rub ointment on it?
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“Qu’il mangent de la brioche” (brioche is actually a type of bread).
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And if cheeky desserts aren't your style, you can always opt for gelato in brioche, which is so good it can even pass for breakfast.
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With our desert we had a species of cake called brioche, composed of egg, flour, and water; it is in high estimation in France.
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The brioche was a lovely foil to the smooth pâté, with coarse crispiness and salty, buttery aftertaste.
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1. What should you do with a "brioche" - play it, eat it, or rub ointment on it?
frindley commented on the word brioche
Apparently what Marie Antoinette really said was "Let them eat brioche."
Or then again, perhaps not.
October 19, 2008
gangerh commented on the word brioche
Wasn't it "Allow me to throw them a cupcake"?
October 19, 2008
plethora commented on the word brioche
Yes, and that is why they executed her. She got icing all over them!
October 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word brioche
That beeotch.
February 25, 2009