sandwich
(noun) two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
sandwich
(verb) insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; “She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men”
sandwich
(verb) make into a sandwich
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Named after its supposed inventor, the Earl of Sandwich (see Sandwich).
sandwich (plural sandwiches or sandwichs)
A dish or foodstuff where two or more slices of bread serve as the wrapper or container of some other food.
(by extension) Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
(UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.
• In Ireland and the UK, sandwich often presupposes sliced bread, in which case similar foods made with other types of bread are called "filled roll", "filled bap", etc.
• See sandwich
• (closed, ground beef, on a bun): hamburger, burger
• (closed, other meats, on a bun): -burger, hot dog
• (closed, ground beef, on bread): patty melt
sandwich (third-person singular simple present sandwiches, present participle sandwiching, simple past and past participle sandwiched)
To place one item between two other, usually flat, items
(figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.
sandwich (not comparable)
(US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
• The adjective sense is used primarily by restaurants specializing in barbecue, and does not imply that the meal includes an actual sandwich.
Sandwich
A town in Kent in southeastern England, one of the historic Cinque Ports.
An English habitational surname originating from this town.
One of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or after a person bearing the surname
A city in DeKalb County and Kendall County, Illinois.
A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
Source: Wiktionary
Sand"wich, n. Etym: [Named from the Earl of Sandwich.]
Definition: Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.
Sand"wich, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sandwiched; p. pr. & vb. n. Sandwiching.]
Definition: To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
