Etymology

Noun

1. A cookie.
2. A small bread usually made with baking soda, similar in texture to a scone, but usually not sweet.
3. A form of unglazed earthenware.
4. The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships; made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes and slowly baked; often infested with weevils.
5. A light brown colour.

Usage notes

• In British usage, a is distinct from a ; the former is generally hard but becomes soft when stale, whereas the latter is generally soft but becomes hard when stale.

See also

• cookie
• cracknel

• hardtack
• macaroon

• pilot bread
• soda cracker
• Appendix:Colours