BISCUIT

noun (plural ~s; also ~) Etymology: Middle English bisquite, from Anglo-French besquit, from (pain) besquit twice-cooked bread Date: 14th century 1. any of various hard or crisp dry baked products: as, cracker 4, cookie , a small quick bread made from dough that has been rolled out and cut or dropped from a spoon, earthenware or porcelain after the first firing and before glazing, 3. a light grayish-yellowish brown, a grayish yellow, ~y adjective