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bread (
n.)
O.E. bread "
bit, crumb, morsel; bread,"
cognate with O.N. brauð,
Dan. brèd,
O.Fris. brad,
M.Du. brot,
Du. brood,
Ger. Brot).
According to one theory [
Watkins,
etc.]
from from P.Gmc. *brautham,
which would be from the root of BREW (
Cf. brew)
and refer to the leavening.
But OED argues at length for the basic sense being not "
cooked food"
but "
piece of food,"
and the O.E. word deriving from a P.Gmc. *braudsmon- "
fragments, bits" (
Cf. O.H.G. brosma "
crumb,"
O.E. breotan "
to break in pieces")
and being related to the root of BREAK (
Cf. break).
It cites Slovenian kruh "
bread,"
lit. "
a piece."
Either way,
by c.1200 it had replaced the usual O.E. word for "
bread,"
which was hlaf (
see LOAF (
Cf. loaf)).
Slang meaning "
money"
dates from 1940s,
but Cf. BREADWINNER (
Cf. breadwinner).
Bread-and-butter in the figurative sense of "
basic needs"
is from 1732.
Bread and circuses (
1914)
is from Latin,
in reference to food and entertainment provided by governments to keep the populace happy.
"Duas tantum res anxius optat, Panem et circenses" [
Juvenal,
Sat. x.
80].
{{12}}bread (v.) "to dress with bread crumbs," 1727, from BREAD (Cf. bread) (n.). Related: Breaded; breading.
Etymology dictionary.
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BREAD — (Heb. לֶחֶם, leḥem), a baked commodity from a cereal flour. The primary sense of leḥem is food in general (Gen. 37:25; Num. 28:2; I Kings 5:2; etc.). The Ugaritic lḥm has the same general sense and the same particular sense, while the Arabic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Bread — (br[e^]d), n. [AS. bre[ a]d; akin to OFries. br[=a]d, OS. br[=o]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau[eth], Sw. & Dan. br[ o]d. The root is probably that of E. brew. [root]93. See {Brew}.] 1. An article of food made from flour or meal by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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bread — W3S2 [bred] n [U] [: Old English;] 1.) a type of food made from flour and water that is mixed together and then baked ▪ Would you like some bread with your soup? ▪ the smell of fresh bread ▪ a loaf of bread ▪ Could you cut me a slice of bread… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bread — ► NOUN 1) food made of flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked. 2) informal money. ● bread and butter Cf. ↑bread and butter ● bread and circuses Cf. ↑bread and circuses … English terms dictionary
bread — [ bred ] noun uncount *** 1. ) a common food made from flour, water, and usually YEAST (=a substance that makes the bread grow larger). Bread is usually sold in a large piece called a loaf or made into smaller pieces called rolls. You usually cut … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bread — [bred] n. [ME bred < OE bread, crumb, morsel < IE * bhreu , var. of * bhereu , to ferment < base * bher , well up, seethe > BREW, BURN1, L fervere, to boil] 1. a) a food baked from a leavened, kneaded dough made with flour or meal,… … English World dictionary
bread — bread; bread·en; bread·less; clap·bread; way·bread; crisp·bread; gin·ger·bread; … English syllables
Bread — Bread, v. t. (Cookery) To cover with bread crumbs, preparatory to cooking; as, breaded cutlets. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bread — (br[e^]d), v. t. [AS. br[ae]dan to make broad, to spread. See {Broad}, a.] To spread. [Obs.] Ray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
