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| baguette |
a long, thin loaf of bread with a crisp crust, made from a basic, wheat flour dough. The baguette has its origins in France. [1/3 definitions] |
| boule2 |
a round, ball-like loaf of bread with a somewhat flattened top, traditionally French. [1/3 definitions] |
| bread |
a food made primarily with flour or meal and baked, usu. in a loaf shape. [1/4 definitions] |
| bun |
a loaf of bread small enough for a single serving; roll. [1/2 definitions] |
| cake |
a sweet, baked food made with flour, sugar, and eggs, often in the form of a loaf or round layers. [1/4 definitions] |
| French bread |
a long, slender loaf of yeast bread made with white flour and having a crisp crust. |
| headcheese |
a jellied loaf made from the inner parts of the head of a hog. |
| heel1 |
the end piece, as of a loaf of bread. [1/9 definitions] |
| loaves |
pl. of loaf1. |
| meatloaf |
a baked loaf of ground meats such as beef, pork, and veal mixed with egg, bread crumbs, and the like. |
| pone |
a small oval loaf or cake of this bread. [1/2 definitions] |
| scrapple |
cornmeal mush mixed with pork scraps, dried in a roll or loaf, then sliced, fried, and served as a breakfast sausage. |
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