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Definition of Christmas cake
1. Noun. A rich fruitcake (usually covered with icing and marzipan) and eaten at Christmas.
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Christmas cake
1. Noun. A rich fruit cake covered with marzipan and icing traditionally eaten at Christmas. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Christmas Cake
Literary usage of Christmas cake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Successful Housekeeper: A Manual of Universal Application, Especially by Milon W. Ellsworth, Tinnie Ellsworth (1882)
"Christmas cake. Take five pounds of flour, ... If yeast is used, let the dough
rise before adding the other in- Christmas cake. gredients. ..."
2. The Ice King, and the Sweet South Wind by Caroline Hyde Butler Laing (1853)
"THE Christmas cake. " COME, come, Alick, put away your book. See, the sun has
almost crept away from the window ledge. ..."
3. Adventure Guide to Jamaica by Paris Permenter (2005)
"Christmas cake. Visit a Jamaican home near the holiday season and, along with a
glass of sorrel, you'll be served Jamaican Christmas cake. ..."
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