zwieback, rusk, Brussels biscuit, twice-baked bread
(noun) slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
zwieback (countable and uncountable, plural zwiebacks)
a usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp
a teething food for toddler children
Source: Wiktionary
Zwie"back`, n. [G., fr. zwie-two, twice (see Twice) + backen to bake.]
Definition: A kind of biscuit or rusk first baked in a loaf and afterwards cut and toasted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
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.
