1
: a bun or bread of fine wheat flour
2
British
: a rich fruitcake sometimes coated with almond paste and baked for mid-Lent, Easter, and Christmas
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Of the three British mothers Answer Man spoke with, only one had made a simnel.
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“Simnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simnel. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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