(~s)
1.
A ~ is a cooked sweet food made with flour, fat, and eggs, and usually served hot.
...a cherry sponge ~ with warm custard.
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2.
Some people refer to the sweet course of a meal as the ~. (BRIT)
...a menu featuring canapes, a starter, a main course and a ~...
= dessert, sweet
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3.
see also Yorkshire ~
4.
If you say the proof of the ~ or the proof of the ~ is in the eating, you mean that something new can only be judged to be good or bad after it has been tried or used.
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