bis ‧ cuit S2 /ˈbɪskət, ˈbɪskɪt/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: bescuit , from Latin bis 'twice' + coctus 'cooked' ]
1 . [countable] British English a small thin dry cake that is usually sweet and made for one person to eat SYN cookie American English :
a packet of chocolate biscuits
cheese and biscuits
2 . [countable] American English a type of soft bread baked in small round pieces
3 . [uncountable] a light brown colour
4 . take the biscuit British English informal to be the most surprising, annoying etc thing you have ever heard:
I’ve heard some excuses, but this really takes the biscuit!