Gingerbread

Word GINGERBREAD
Character 11
Hyphenation gin ger bread
Pronunciations /ˈd͡ʒɪn(d͡)ʒəbɹɛd/

Definitions and meanings of "Gingerbread"

What do we mean by gingerbread?

A dark molasses cake flavored with ginger. noun

A molasses and ginger cookie cut in various shapes, sometimes elaborately decorated. noun

Elaborate ornamentation. noun

Superfluous or tasteless embellishment, especially in architecture. noun

A kind of sweet cake flavored with ginger, it is often made in fanciful shapes. noun

Having a fanciful shape, such as is often given to gingerbread; showy but unsubstantial or inartistic: (see gingerbread-work); as, gingerbread fittings on a yacht.

A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and sometimes made in fanciful shapes. noun

The doom palm; -- so called from the resemblance of its fruit to gingerbread. See Doom Palm. noun

Ornamentation, in architecture or decoration, of a fantastic, trivial, or tawdry character. noun

A type of cake whose main flavouring is ginger and that is typically cut into human-shaped pieces called gingerbread men or built into house-shaped cakes called gingerbread houses. noun

A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style. noun

Cake flavored with ginger noun

A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.

Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial.

A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style.

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The word "gingerbread" in example sentences

Why not make a gingerbread man from... um..gingerbread? ❋ Jen (2008)

This would be a pinnacle year for us in gingerbread house construction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Indeed, although Chick laughed at the bear, the gingerbread man grew quite nervous as the big beast advanced and sniffed at him curiously -- almost as if it realized John was made of gingerbread and that gingerbread is good to eat. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The characters of the story are a young married couple, Della and James Dillingham Young, and you can see them portrayed above in gingerbread dough and white icing. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The competition was meant to promote thinking on sustainability (rather than pit the best architects and designers in gingerbread land against each other), so the submissions were judged primarily on the clever incorporation of sustainable design elements with a sprinkling of visionary confection. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You know, the ones where witches lived in gingerbread houses and tried to fatten Bavarian children up before eating them. ❋ Wendigomountain (2008)

Construction gingerbread is a bit different from the gingerbread you might bake for a holiday dessert because it needs to be a bit sturdier than your average cookie to support the weight of the rest of the building and all the decorations. ❋ Unknown (2008)

HT, the combination of pancake and gingerbread is too good. ❋ Homesick Texan (2007)

Victorian houses are sometimes called gingerbread houses for their elaborate porch and gable ornamentation. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

"When I hear the word gingerbread, I'm already reaching for my napkin." ❋ Ann Althouse (2006)

For example, explains Paul Flinton, vice president of marketing at Sobeys, the company's private label gingerbread house kit has had a bit of renovation. ❋ Judy Gerstel (2010)

"To me, the word gingerbread means holidays," she says. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I’d love to try the sented oil candle in gingerbread and the reed diffuser in sheer white cotten!! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gingerbread shaped like a human entered the scene in St. Nicholas magazine in 1875; while that’s an early printed example of the tale, the gingerbread is rare in other versions, indicating it was a recent ingredient. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Lemon makes a great contrast to all of the spices in gingerbread. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The sweet orange-red fruit, also known as the gingerbread fruit, comes from the Doum Palm, a native of southern Egypt, and was traditionally offered at funerals. ❋ Unknown (2007)

When you're finished, don't forget to label your gingerbread house with the tag "gingerbread2009" and upload it to the 3D Warehouse. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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