French bread
noun [U]Definition
› a type of usually white bread in the form of a long, thin stick with a hard outer layer → See also baguetteBread
(Definition of French bread noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bagel noun
- baguette noun
- bannock noun
- bap noun
- biscuit noun (BREAD)
- chapatti noun
- chupatti noun
- ciabatta noun
- cob noun (BREAD)
- corn bread noun
- French loaf noun
- French stick noun
- garlic bread noun
- Granary noun
- hot cross bun noun
- pumpernickel noun
- roti noun
- rye bread noun
- the staff of life idiom
- toast noun (BREAD)
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