Brioche
[bri(:)әuʃ]
Definition
(noun.) a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet.
Inputed by Erma--From WordNet
Definition
n. a sponge-cake.
Edited by Cary
Examples
- And he broke in two the brioche intended for his own refreshment, and gave me half. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I went in and stood at the zinc bar and an old man served me a glass of white wine and a brioche. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The brioche was yesterday's. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- His simple lunch consisted frequently of a brioche, which, as often as not, he shared with some child of the third division. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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