[bread] n [ME breed, fr. OE bread; akin to OHG brot bread, OE breowan to brew] (bef. 12c) 1: a usu. baked and leavened food made of a mixture whose basic constituent is flour or meal
2: food, sustenance "our daily ~" 3 a: livelihood "earns his ~ as a laborer" b slang: money -- bready adj -- bread upon the waters : resources risked or charitable deeds performed without expectation of return
[2]bread vt (1629): to cover with bread crumbs "a ~ed pork chop"