twist of bread

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• twist — [twist] vt. [ME twisten < OE twist, a rope (in mæst twist, rope to stay a mast), akin to TWAIN, TWINE, ON tvistra, to separate, Ger zwist, a quarrel < IE * duis , apart < base * dwōu , TWO] 1. a) to wind (two or more threads or strands)… …   English World dictionary

• Twist tie — A twist tie is a metal wire encased in a thin strip of paper or plastic used to tie the openings of bags such as garbage bags or bread bags. They are often included with boxes of sandwich baggies or trash bags, and are commonly available… …   Wikipedia

• twist — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. change the form of by rotating one end and not the other or the two ends in opposite directions. b intr. undergo such a change; take a twisted position (twisted round in his seat). c tr. wrench or pull out of shape with a… …   Useful english dictionary

• twist bread — плетеный хлеб tea bread хлеб к чаю rye bread ржаной хлеб egg bread сдобный хлеб heavy bread сырой хлеб white bread белый хлеб …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

• twist bread — loaf of bread that is braided or twisted …   English contemporary dictionary

• twist — twɪst n. instance of twisting; result of twisting; curve, bend, spin, turn, coil; interlacing (rope); deviation from the standard; spiral form; strong silk thread; sprain (in a muscle or joint); type of bread; abrupt change of course; odd… …   English contemporary dictionary

• Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread — is a short play by David Ives, imitating composer Philip Glass s minimalist style; that is to say that comparatively few words and ideas are repeated many times throughout the work. The structure of this piece is closest to a rap or musical… …   Wikipedia

• fancy bread — noun : bread in other form than the conventional yeast raised loaf; especially : any of various raised breads enriched (as with eggs, sweetenings, or nuts and fruit) and often baked in some other shape than an elongated loaf (as a braid or twist… …   Useful english dictionary

• rusk — /rusk/, n. 1. a slice of sweet raised bread dried and baked again in the oven; zwieback. 2. light, soft, sweetened biscuit. [1585 95; alter. Sp or Pg rosca twist of bread, lit., screw] * * * …   Universalium

• rusk — light, crisp bits of bread or biscuit, 1590s, from Sp. or Port. rosca roll, twist of bread, lit. coil, spiral, of unknown origin, perhaps from a pre Latin Iberian word …   Etymology dictionary

• rusk — /rʌsk / (say rusk) noun 1. a type of sweetened tea biscuit. 2. a piece of bread or cake crisped in the oven. 3. a similar commercially made product, given especially to babies when teething, and invalids. {Spanish or Portuguese rosca twist of… …