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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] |
| biscuit |
(chiefly British) a small, thin, crisp, sweet cake baked from stiff dough. [2/4 definitions] |
| bok choy |
a cabbagelike Asian plant, related to mustard, with crisp green leaves on white stalks. [1/2 definitions] |
| breadstick |
a long, crisp, stick-shaped piece of bread. |
| Chinese cabbage |
an edible lettucelike plant with a long cylindrical head of light-colored crisp leaves. |
| chip1 |
a very thin slice of food that has been baked or fried until crisp. [1/10 definitions] |
| cracker |
a thin, crisp biscuit or wafer, not usually sweetened. [1/4 definitions] |
| crackling |
the crisp rind of roasted pork. [1/3 definitions] |
| crackly |
tending or likely to crackle; crisp. |
| crisp |
to make or become crisp. [2/7 definitions] |
| crispy |
brittle and easily broken or crumbled; crisp. [1/2 definitions] |
| crust |
any hard or crisp external layer, as of snow. [3/7 definitions] |
| dotted swiss |
a crisp cotton fabric with woven or embroidered dots, used for blouses and curtains. |
| encrusted |
covered with a hard or crisp layer of something. |
| French bread |
a long, slender loaf of yeast bread made with white flour and having a crisp crust. |
| French-fry |
(often l.c.) to fry (potatoes, onion rings, or the like) in deep oil or fat until crisp. |
| gingersnap |
a small, round, crisp cookie made with ginger and molasses. |
| Granny Smith |
a variety of apple with a green skin, crisp texture, and tart taste. |
| iceberg lettuce |
a type of lettuce having a round, compact head of crisp light green leaves. |
| lettuce |
any of several varieties of a common, edible annual plant that has large, crisp leaves. [1/2 definitions] |
| Pascal celery |
any of various types of celery having crisp green stalks. |
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