gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred 
1
: a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger
2
[from the fancy shapes and gilding formerly often applied to gingerbread]
: lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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From gingerbread and cookies to classic puddings and biscuits, this chef's 1866 cookbook paved the way for Southern cooking today.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The gingerbread plushie — which appears to be an ornament?
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
And after spending time with the reindeer, guests can warm up in a traditional Finnish hut called a kota and enjoy gingerbread cookies around the fire while listening to Niilo tell stories.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
The celebration continued with a photo of Sterling, also in Grinch pajamas, decorating a gingerbread cookie.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The gingerbread plushie — which appears to be an ornament?
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
And after spending time with the reindeer, guests can warm up in a traditional Finnish hut called a kota and enjoy gingerbread cookies around the fire while listening to Niilo tell stories.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
The celebration continued with a photo of Sterling, also in Grinch pajamas, decorating a gingerbread cookie.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred
1
: a cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger
2
: showy ornamentation especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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