Empire biscuit in English

Forms: Empire biscuits [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Originally known as the Linzer biscuit and later the Deutsch biscuit, it was rechristened the Empire biscuit in England with the outbreak of the First World War, after the British Empire. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Empire biscuit}} Empire biscuit (plural Empire biscuits)

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        ],
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          "icing",
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          "glacé",
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          "cherry",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Belgian biscuit"
        },
        {
          "word": "biscuit bun"
        },
        {
          "word": "double biscuit"
        },
        {
          "word": "double shortbread"
        },
        {
          "word": "Empire cookie"
        },
        {
          "word": "German biscuit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Imperial biscuit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Imperial cookie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Linzer biscuit"
        }
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  "etymology_text": "Originally known as the Linzer biscuit and later the Deutsch biscuit, it was rechristened the Empire biscuit in England with the outbreak of the First World War, after the British Empire.",
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        {
          "word": "Belgian biscuit"
        },
        {
          "word": "biscuit bun"
        },
        {
          "word": "double biscuit"
        },
        {
          "word": "double shortbread"
        },
        {
          "word": "Empire cookie"
        },
        {
          "word": "German biscuit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Imperial biscuit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Imperial cookie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Linzer biscuit"
        }
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"Empire biscuit" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms