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Definition of Sweet roll
1. Noun. Any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze.
Generic synonyms: Bun, Roll
Specialized synonyms: Cross Bun, Hot Cross Bun, Bear Claw, Bear Paw, Cinnamon Bun, Cinnamon Roll, Cinnamon Snail, Caramel Bun, Honey Bun, Schnecken, Sticky Bun, Pinwheel Roll, Danish, Danish Pastry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweet Roll
Literary usage of Sweet roll
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Same as sweet-sop. sweet-ballt, ». A sweetmeat. This sweet-Roll, Take it to cheere
your heart. Heywood, Dialogues (Works, cd. Pearson, 1874, VI. ..."
2. Hotel Meat Cooking: Comprising Hotel and Restaurant Fish and Oyster Cooking by Jessup Whitehead (1901)
"... yeast-raised sweet roll baked in a patty pan and dipped while hot into a syrup
of sugar and wine, which partially drives upon the cake. ..."
3. Travels in the United States, Etc., During 1849 and 1850 by Emmeline Stuart-Wortley (1851)
"When the jetty-locked Victoriana brings it in the morning for desayuno, with a
most excellent sweet roll (an improvement on an English bun), if Messrs. ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Bermuda by Blair Howard (2004)
"It hosts a diversity of stores, cafes and quaint little hole-in-the-wall shops -
places where you can have a cup of hot tea and a sweet roll or find unique ..."
5. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"BUNS—A bun is a sweet roll, raised with yeast like ordinary bread, though there
are at least a score of different names* shapes and qualities, ..."
6. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Hereupon Ezekiel receives and eata the bitter-sweet roll in which are written "
lamentations and mourning and woe ;" he is now ready to go forth to his ..."
7. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Same as sweet-sop. sweet-ballt, ». A sweetmeat. This sweet-Roll, Take it to cheere
your heart. Heywood, Dialogues (Works, cd. Pearson, 1874, VI. ..."
8. Hotel Meat Cooking: Comprising Hotel and Restaurant Fish and Oyster Cooking by Jessup Whitehead (1901)
"... yeast-raised sweet roll baked in a patty pan and dipped while hot into a syrup
of sugar and wine, which partially drives upon the cake. ..."
9. Travels in the United States, Etc., During 1849 and 1850 by Emmeline Stuart-Wortley (1851)
"When the jetty-locked Victoriana brings it in the morning for desayuno, with a
most excellent sweet roll (an improvement on an English bun), if Messrs. ..."
10. Adventure Guide to Bermuda by Blair Howard (2004)
"It hosts a diversity of stores, cafes and quaint little hole-in-the-wall shops -
places where you can have a cup of hot tea and a sweet roll or find unique ..."
11. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"BUNS—A bun is a sweet roll, raised with yeast like ordinary bread, though there
are at least a score of different names* shapes and qualities, ..."
12. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Hereupon Ezekiel receives and eata the bitter-sweet roll in which are written "
lamentations and mourning and woe ;" he is now ready to go forth to his ..."
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