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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Bread

/(brĕd)/ · IPA /bɹɛd/
01 v. t. To spread.
  1. 1.
    To spread.[Obs.]
02 n. An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening, kneading, and baking.
  1. 1.
    An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening, kneading, and baking.
  2. 2.
    Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
    “Give us this day our daily bread.” — Matt. vi. 11
Phrases & compounds
Aërated bread — See under Aërated.
Bread and butter — means of living.
Brown bread — See Brown bread, under Brown.
Bread tree — See Breadfruit.
03 v. t. To cover with bread crumbs, preparatory to cooking; as, breaded cutlets.
  1. 1.
    To cover with bread crumbs, preparatory to cooking; as, breaded cutlets.(Cookery)