"Naples biscuit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Naples biscuits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Naples biscuit (plural Naples biscuits)
  1. (now historical) A type of biscuit flavoured with rosewater. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Sweets
    Sense id: en-Naples_biscuit-en-noun-CP2YBMXb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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