n.
Pronunciation: ' bis-k ə t
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural biscuits also biscuit
Etymology: Middle English bisquite, from Anglo-French besquit, from ( pain ) besquit twice-cooked bread
Date: 14th century
1 a : any of various hard or crisp dry baked products: as (1) British : CRACKER 4 (2) British : COOKIE b : a small quick bread made from dough that has been rolled out and cut or dropped from a spoon
2 : earthenware or porcelain after the first firing and before glazing
3 a : a light grayish-yellowish brown b : a grayish yellow
– bis · cuity \ ' bis-k ə -t ē \ adjective