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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Bread
BREAD, n. bred. [Gr. anything esculent. If the word signifies food in general, or that which is eaten, probably it is the Heb. and Ch., from barah, to eat or feed.]
1. A mass of dough, made by moistening and kneading the flour or meal of some species of grain, and baked in an oven, or pan.
2. Food in general.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.
Gen 3.
Give us this day our daily bread. Lord’s Prayer.
3. Support of like in general; maintenance.
Is the reward of virtue, bread?
Bee-bread. [See Bee.]
Ship-bread, bread for ships; hard biscuits.
Cassada-bread. [See Cassada.]
BREAD, v.t. To spread. [Not used.]
BREAD’-CHIPPER, n. [bread and chip.] One who chips bread; a baker’s servant; an under butler.
BREAD’-CORN, n. [bread and corn.] Corn of which bread is made. This in most countries is wheat and rye; but in some countries bread is made of other grain, as of maize in some parts of America.
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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Bread," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed February 16, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3MIWMFMTI52WCB.
MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Bread." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 16 Feb. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3MIWMFMTI52WCB.
Harvard: Webster, N, 'Bread' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 16 February 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3MIWMFMTI52WCB.
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