单词 | biscuitry |
释义 | biscuitryn. 1. A place or building where biscuits are made or sold. rare. ΚΠ 1891 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 9 Oct. 6/4 Yours truly buys her biscuits at a biscuitry. 2004 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 22 Jan. (Home ed.) 2 jf People began trickling back the day the biscuitry reopened. 2. Chiefly humorous. a. The art or skill of making biscuits; biscuit-making. ΚΠ 1898 Indianapolis News 14 Mar. (Fourth ed.) 10/7 (advt.) An Indiana author wrote on ‘The Witchery of Archery’. Our theme is the Witchery of Biscuitry as illustrated in our Witch Biscuits. They go to the spot every time when filled with jam. 1913 Outdoor World & Recreation Dec. 342/1 I have eaten the results of less successful efforts in biscuitry. 2015 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Mar. e8 Tender and light should be the hallmarks of good biscuits... If you're new to biscuitry, I'm here to assure you that tender and light are not as elusive as biscuit mavens might lead you to believe. b. Biscuits collectively. ΚΠ 1911 Spice Mill Aug. 688/1 In this final brieflet are taken in hand the rice bread and rice biscuitry of the Orient. 1970 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 18 Apr. 11/3 We will try to have some coffee, cocoa and biscuitry on hand, but you may want to bring more. 2019 @Jellymedia 29 May in twitter.com (accessed 17 July 2019) Happy #NationalBiscuitDay everyone! A joyous day in the #jellymedia offices... What biscuitry will you be celebrating with? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1891 |
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