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Definition of Simnel

1. Noun. A crisp bread of fine white flour.

2. Noun. A fruitcake (sometimes covered with almond paste) eaten at mid-Lent or Easter or Christmas.

Definition of Simnel

1. n. A kind of cake made of fine flour; a cracknel.

Definition of Simnel

1. Noun. simnel cake ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Simnel

1. a crisp bread [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Simnel

simitar simitars simkin simkins simlin simlins simmer simmer down simmered simmering

simmeringly simmers simmerstat simmerstats simmonsite simnel (current term) simnel cake simnels simoleon simoleons

simon-pure simon nitinol ivc filter simonellite simoniac simoniacal simoniacally simoniacs simonies simonise simonised

Literary usage of Simnel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Student's History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1908)
"Insurrection of Lambert simnel. 1487. — Kildare and the colonists had every reason to distrust Henry, but to oppose him they needed a pretender. ..."

2. The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline and Fall of the by William Russell (1802)
"For this purpose he cast his eyes upon Lambert simnel, a baker's son, ... simnel was taught to assume the name and character of the earl of Warwick ; and he ..."

3. The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline & Fall of the by William Russell, Charles Coote (1822)
"For this purpose, he cast his eyes upon Lambert simnel, a baker's son, 'who, ... simnel was taught to assume the name and character of the earl of Warwick ..."

4. The History of Modern Europe: with an Account of the Decline and Fall of the by William Russell (1837)
"For this purpose, he cast his eyes upon Lambert simnel, a baker's son, who, ... simnel was taught to assume the name and character of the earl of Warwick ..."

5. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1810)
"... of Burgundy—Lambert simnel invades England—Battle of Stoke. THE victory which the earl of Richmond gained CHAP, at Bosworth was entirely decisive; ..."

6. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution by David Hume (1789)
"... of the people Lambert simnel Revolt of Ireland—•—Intrigues of the ... of Burgundy Lambert simnel ..."

7. The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution by David Hume, Tobias George Smollett (1825)
"... of the people—Lambert simnel—Revolt of Ireland—Intrigues of the ' dutchess of Burgundy—Lambert simnel invades England—Battle of Stoke. ..."

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