Crumb
[krʌm]
Definition
(noun.) small piece of e.g. bread or cake.
(noun.) a very small quantity of something; 'he gave only a crumb of information about his plans'; 'there were few crumbs of comfort in the report'.
(verb.) remove crumbs from; 'crumb the table'.
(verb.) break into crumbs.
(verb.) coat with bread crumbs; 'crumb a cutlet'.
Typed by Elbert--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off.
(n.) Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort.
(n.) The soft part of bread.
(v. t.) To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread.
Editor: Thea
Definition
n. a small bit or morsel of bread: a small particle of anything: the soft part of bread.—v.t. to break into crumbs: to fill with crumbs.—ns. Crumb′-brush a brush for sweeping crumbs off the table; Crumb′-cloth a cloth laid under a table to keep falling crumbs from the carpet.—adjs. Crumb′y Crum′my in crumbs: soft.
Typist: Mabel
Examples
- Make me a peacock with this bread-crumb. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Won't you please believe that I did it just for him and give me that little crumb of pleasure at least? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Come, eat something, she said; but I put both away from me, feeling as if a drop or a crumb would have choked me in my present condition. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Then put in a crumb of sal-ammoniac and fill up with water and it is ready for use. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Far too submissive was she to complain of this diet or to ask for a crumb beyond it. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Eager little sprites, I have not a crumb for you. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Why, a man didn't know where to turn himself for a crumb of comfort. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- She runs to the pantry for a roll, and she stands on the door step scattering crumbs. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This September afternoon is pleasant, observed Louis Moore, as, not at all discomposed, he calmly cast the crumbs on to the grass. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She crumbled it, and bending over his shoulder, put the crumbs into his hand. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Crumbs, dust, and waste-paper were all over the house. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Why, damn their audacity, so they have,' said Captain Boldwig, as the crumbs and fragments that were strewn upon the grass met his eye. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- These crumbs of encouragement, Mr Sparkler thought, would just keep him going; and it is not impossible that Miss Dorrit thought so too. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Her fingers moved nervously among the crumbs that were scattered on the cloth. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Stoop down, and let me take the crumbs off of your bonnet. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The moment he succeeded, he came over to me (breathing sherry and crumbs), and said in a subdued voice, May I, dear sir? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- In my hunger for information, I made proposals to Mr. Wopsle to bestow some intellectual crumbs upon me, with which he kindly complied. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
Checker: Osbert