I. sand ‧ wich 1 S2 /ˈsænwɪdʒ $ ˈsændwɪtʃ, ˈsænwɪtʃ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Earl of Sandwich (1718-92), who ate sandwiches so that he could continue gambling without leaving the table ]
1 . [countable] two pieces of bread with cheese, meat, cooked egg etc between them:
a ham sandwich
2 . [countable] British English a cake consisting of two layers with ↑ jam and cream between them:
a raspberry sponge sandwich
⇨ ↑ club sandwich , ↑ open sandwich
II. sandwich 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive]
to be in a very small space between two other things
be sandwiched in/between somebody/something
A layer of transparent material is sandwiched between the pieces of glass.