BISCUIT


Meaning of BISCUIT in English

n. & adj.

n. 1 Brit. a small unleavened cake, usu. flat and crisp and often sweet. 2 fired unglazed pottery. 3 a light brown colour.

adj. biscuit-coloured.

[ ME f. OF bescoit etc. ult. f. L bis twice + coctus past part. of coquere cook ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.