rye bread

noun

: bread made wholly or in part of rye flour
especially : a light bread often with caraway seeds

Examples of rye bread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Both push their brand of brined, smoked and steamed brisket on rye bread by staffs that could best be described as pleasantly salty. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 Fresh, fragrant rye bread balances it all, soft at the center and just crisp along the crust. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024 Multiple set menus also allow rookie diners to sample a bit of everything, with the pea soup, rye bread and smoked bacon starter a particularly comforting highlight on colder days. Lela London, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 Butter one side of four slices of good rye bread and toast two of them in the skillet. Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rye bread 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rye bread was in the 15th century

Dictionary Entries Near rye bread

Cite this Entry

“Rye bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rye%20bread. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

rye bread

noun
: bread made entirely or partly from rye flour

More from Merriam-Webster on rye bread

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!