gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred 
1
: a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger
2
[from the fancy shapes and gilding formerly often applied to gingerbread]
: lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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The countertop acts as the bar, with the silver cylinders housing opening flavors: gingerbread; an almost savory fig leaf, oolong, and prune; mellow sorbets.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
Cookies and cream is a classic, but this would also be a great way to use up chocolate or peppermint cookies, or even spiced gingerbread.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
Forty-one gingerbread creations have been placed around town to help bring holiday cheer (as well as attract donations and tourist dollars) to the struggling city.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
Those who managed to snag Cookie in person started hosting photo shoots of their own, while Silva has continued live-tweeting Cookie’s new life, including his new house (tragically, not made of gingerbread).
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
Cookies and cream is a classic, but this would also be a great way to use up chocolate or peppermint cookies, or even spiced gingerbread.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
Forty-one gingerbread creations have been placed around town to help bring holiday cheer (as well as attract donations and tourist dollars) to the struggling city.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
Those who managed to snag Cookie in person started hosting photo shoots of their own, while Silva has continued live-tweeting Cookie’s new life, including his new house (tragically, not made of gingerbread).
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
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gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred
1
: a cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger
2
: showy ornamentation especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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