loaf
(noun) a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape; āmeat loafā; āsugar loafā; āa loaf of cheeseā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
loaves
plural of loaf
loaves
plural of loave
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Source: Wiktionary
Loaves, n.;
Definition: pl. of Loaf.
Loaf, n.; pl. Loaves. Etym: [OE. lof, laf, AS. hlaf; akin to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ. khlieb', Lith. klƫpas. 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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
