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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And after spending time with the reindeer, guests can warm up in a traditional Finnish hut called a kota and enjoy gingerbread cookies around the fire while listening to Niilo tell stories.
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Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
The celebration continued with a photo of Sterling, also in Grinch pajamas, decorating a gingerbread cookie.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Larger gingerbread figures also make adorable additions to your mantel or wreath.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
In accordance with German tradition, the royal family would only bring their tree inside on Christmas Eve, decorating it with real candles, baubles, and homemade gingerbread, before opening presents.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
The celebration continued with a photo of Sterling, also in Grinch pajamas, decorating a gingerbread cookie.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Larger gingerbread figures also make adorable additions to your mantel or wreath.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
In accordance with German tradition, the royal family would only bring their tree inside on Christmas Eve, decorating it with real candles, baubles, and homemade gingerbread, before opening presents.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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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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