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I used to say Edinburgh was a beautiful actress with no talent. I thought it was just like a shortbread tin. I think that's because I did six Festivals in a row there, and I never saw the real Edinburgh, just a lot of deeply annoying Cambridge Footlights kids wanting to be actresses.
Michelle Gomez

Meaning of "shortbread" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHORTBREAD

From short (crumbly).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORTBREAD

shortbread  [ˈʃɔːtˌbrɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORTBREAD

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shortbread is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHORTBREAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shortbread

Shortbread is a type of biscuit which is traditionally made from one part white sugar, two parts butter, and three parts flour. The use of plain white flour is common today, and other ingredients like ground rice or cornflour are sometimes added to alter the texture. Also, modern recipes often deviate from the pure three ingredients by splitting the sugar portion into equal parts granulated sugar and powdered sugar and many further add a portion of salt. Shortbread is so named because of its crumbly texture. The cause of this texture is its high fat content, provided by the butter. The short or crumbly texture is a result of the fat inhibiting the formation of long protein strands. The related word "shortening" refers to any fat that may be added to produce a "short" texture. Alternatively, the name may be derived from 'shorts', the bran and coarse part of meal. Shortbread is different from shortcake, which can be similar to shortbread, but which can be made using vegetable fat instead of butter and always uses a chemical leavening agent such as baking powder, which gives it a different texture.

Definition of shortbread in the English dictionary

The definition of shortbread in the dictionary is a rich crumbly biscuit made from dough with a large proportion of butter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHORTBREAD


beebread
ˈbiːˌbrɛd
captive-bred
ˈkæptɪvˌbrɛd
clapbread
ˈklæpˌbrɛd
crispbread
ˈkrɪspˌbrɛd
crossbred
ˈkrɒsˌbrɛd
flatbread
ˈflætˌbrɛd
frybread
ˈfraɪˌbrɛd
gingerbread
ˈdʒɪndʒəˌbrɛd
highbred
ˈhaɪˌbrɛd
homebred
ˈhəʊmˌbrɛd
incrossbred
ˌɪnˈkrɒsˌbrɛd
linebred
ˈlaɪnˌbrɛd
saddlebred
ˈsædəlˌbrɛd
shewbread
ˈʃəʊˌbrɛd
showbread
ˈʃəʊˌbrɛd
sowbread
ˈsaʊˌbrɛd
sweetbread
ˈswiːtˌbrɛd
teabread
ˈtiːˌbrɛd
thoroughbred
ˈθʌrəˌbrɛd
Whitbread
ˈwɪtˌbrɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORTBREAD

short-term car park
short-term memory
short-termism
short-time working
short-waisted
short-wave
short-winded
shortage
shortarm
shortboard
shortcake
shortcoming
shortcrust pastry
shortcutting
shorten
shorten the reins
shortener
shortening
Shorter Catechism
shortfall

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORTBREAD

black bread
bread
break bread
brown bread
corn bread
French bread
garlic bread
Indian bread
leavened bread
monkey bread
nan bread
pita bread
pitta bread
raisin bread
read
rye bread
sliced bread
soda bread
take the gilt off the gingerbread
to be the best thing since sliced bread
white bread

Synonyms and antonyms of shortbread in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shortbread» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORTBREAD

Find out the translation of shortbread to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shortbread from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shortbread» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脆饼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shortbread
570 millions of speakers

English

shortbread
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कचौड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغريبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

песочное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shortbread
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sablés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekurangan roti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Butterkeks
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ショートブレッド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치즈, 아몬드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shortbread
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại bánh mì ngắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஷார்ட்பிரெட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कचौळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

galeta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frollino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kruche
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пісочне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shortbread
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουλουράκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brosbrood
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sandkaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shortbread
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shortbread

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORTBREAD»

The term «shortbread» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.158 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORTBREAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shortbread

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QUOTES WITH «SHORTBREAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shortbread.
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Michelle Gomez
I used to say Edinburgh was a beautiful actress with no talent. I thought it was just like a shortbread tin. I think that's because I did six Festivals in a row there, and I never saw the real Edinburgh, just a lot of deeply annoying Cambridge Footlights kids wanting to be actresses.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORTBREAD»

Discover the use of shortbread in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shortbread and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shortbread: Thirty Sweet and Savory Recipes
A handsome invitation to a host of baking, serving, and nibbling pleasures, whether midsummer picnic or Christmastide fete, SHORTBREAD includes White Chocolate and Raspberry Shortbread, Almond Shortbread Bars with Burnt Sugar Icing, White ...
Jann Johnson, 1997
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The Chocolate Chip Shortbread Oatmeal Butter Sugar Cookies ...
From the easy Bunny Cookie Pops on a stick, Chocolate Swirl Lollipop Cookies to the No Bake Caramel Oatmeal Cookies, up to your old time favorite chocolate chip cookies,shortbread cookies and oatmeal cookies. This book has them all.
Sally Stover, 2012
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50 Decadent Shortbread Recipes:
American Shortbread Orange And Saffron Shortbread Fruit Mincemeat Shortbread Shortbread Made With Rolled Oats Health Shortbread Party Shortbread Scotch Shortbread Shortbread Petticoat Tails Millionaires Shortbread Butterscotch ...
Brenda Van Niekerk, 2013
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How to Make Polvorones and Shortbread: Delicious Cookies:
Brenda Van Niekerk. Scottish Shortbread Petticoat Tails American Shortbread Millionaires Shortbread There Are Regional Variations Of These Cookies: Puerto Rican Polvorones.
Brenda Van Niekerk, 2013
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New Cook Book
Combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling. Form mixture into a ball; knead until smooth. 2. To make shortbread wedges, on an ungreased cookie sheet pat or roll the dough into an 8 -inch circle.
Better Homes and Gardens Books, Jennifer Darling, 2003
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Cookies For Dummies
Historically, shortbread cookies can be traced back to ancient Scotland when they were called bannock, a type of sweetened bread. Shortbread is still very much considered a Scottish specialty. In every tiny village in Scotland, you can find ...
Carole Bloom, CCP, 2011
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Baking Style: Art Craft Recipes
I was first intrigued, then prompted to examine the interplay of salt, butter, and sugar in shortbread. The absence of salt in shortbread always left me puzzled because it routinely tasted flat, though buttery. I went about adding a pinch of salt to all ...
Lisa Yockelson, 2012
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Woman's day desserts: more than 300 recipes from brownie ...
A collection of more than three hundred dessert recipes, ranging from the classic to the contemporary, is accompanied by a special chapter dedicated to holiday desserts and comes complete with nutritional information for each recipe. Tour.
Kathy Farrell-Kingsley, 1997
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Millionaire's Shortbread
The contributing poets in this book were all members of Greg O'Brien's poetry workshop in 1999.
Mary-Jane Duffy, 2003
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New Cook Book
Shortbread Prep: 1 5 minutes Bake: 25 minutes Oven: 325°F Makes: 16 wedges 1 '/> cups all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons granulated sugar Vz cup butter 1. Combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts ...
Better Homes and Gardens, Tricia Laning, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORTBREAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shortbread is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shortbread provides a buttery finale to any picnic
Shortbread calls for basic all-purpose, and even some of that is replaced with even finer rice flour for the most delicate texture possible. (Save the whole wheat ... «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Recipe: Shortbread
Sprinkle surface of hot shortbread with remaining 1 teaspoon of sugar, then cool on a wire rack for an hour. Remove from tart pan and cool thoroughly, about 2 ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
3
Grandma's shortbread recipe reaches back through time
I can still remember Liza's hands — those strong, lined hands of my Grandma Skinner's, delicately tapered at the fingertips — working their way through a bowl ... «HeraldNet, May 15»
4
Jail move for Shortbread Man's murderer angers victim's family
Mr Hollomby was a popular figure in the Mid West city, known as the Shortbread Man for his years spent baking goods for charity events. Pedersen has spent the ... «ABC Online, May 15»
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Ruth Pretty: sweet and savoury ways with shortbread
With all shortbread, I think it is the crisp but buttery nature of the biscuit which makes it so appealing. It's a good biscuit for present giving as it keeps and travels ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
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Upgrade your Girl Scout Cookies with these pie, dessert bar recipes
Place 12 Shortbreads in a food processor; pulse until crushed. Reserve for topping. 3. Place remaining Shortbread/Trefoils cookies in food processor; pulse until ... «Today.com, May 15»
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The less fuss, the better the shortbread
Everyday Any Way Lemon-Poppyseed Shortbread is best when the cook doesn't fuss with it too much. Illustrates SHORTBREAD (category f), by Dorie ... «Standard-Examiner, Apr 15»
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Vatican picks a shortbread milkshake to raise money for the pope's …
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia of the Vatican lifted a milkshake during a news conference to announce the winning milkshake whose sales will help pay for the ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Mar 15»
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Rosewater adds touch of exotic to shortbread cookies for Valentine's
Made from distilling real rose petals, rosewater is an easy way to add a touch of the exotic to your cooking. Pictured are rosewater shortbread cookies. «The Missoulian, Feb 15»
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World's Fare: Recipe for rosewater shortbread cookies for …
And if that sounds too exotic, try it paired with another more familiar soul mate, lemon, as I do in these easy shortbread cookies. They're sure to add a touch of ... «Canada.com, Jan 15»

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