"Empire biscuit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Empire biscuits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Empire biscuit}} Empire biscuit (plural Empire biscuits)
  1. A kind of sweet biscuit, typically two pieces of shortbread with a layer of jam between them and icing and a glacé cherry on top, popular in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and some Commonwealth countries. Synonyms: Belgian biscuit, biscuit bun, double biscuit, double shortbread, Empire cookie, German biscuit, Imperial biscuit, Imperial cookie, Linzer biscuit
    Sense id: en-Empire_biscuit-en-noun-G7x~1hnf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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