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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
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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
Bake geothermal bread To experience one of the most creative ways Icelanders harness Volcanic energy, learn how to bake rye bread in an underground hot spring at Laugarvatn Fontana, a lakefront spa with natural steam baths, outdoor mineral pools, and a sauna about a 1.5 hour drive from Reykjavik.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2024
The crisp crunch of walleye, perch, cod or maybe even bluegill, paired with some type of potato, coleslaw, tartar sauce, a lemon wedge and perhaps a slice of rye bread.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of rye bread was
in the 15th century
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“Rye bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rye%20bread. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
rye bread
noun
: bread made entirely or partly from rye flour
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