LOAVES

LOAF

loaf

(noun) a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape; “meat loaf”; “sugar loaf”; “a loaf of cheese”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

loaves

plural of loaf

Etymology 2

Noun

loaves

plural of loave

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Source: Wiktionary


Loaves, n.;

Definition: pl. of Loaf.

LOAF

Loaf, n.; pl. Loaves. Etym: [OE. lof, laf, AS. hlaf; akin to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ. khlieb', Lith. klëpas. Cf. Lady, Lammas, Lord.]

Definition: Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake. Bacon. Loaf sugar, refined sugar that has been formed into a conical loaf in a mold.

Loaf, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loafed; p. pr. & vb. n. Loafing.] Etym: [G. laufen to run, Prov. G. loofen. See Leap.]

Definition: To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. " Loafing vagabonds." W. Black.

Loaf, v. t.

Definition: To spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 June 2025

SOUARI

(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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