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1twelfth-night cake — noun see twelfth cake …
2Twelfth Night — (5/6 January) Still regarded by many people as the end of the *Christmas season, and this has a long standing official sanction, as the Council of Tours of ad 567 ruled that the twelve days from the Nativity to the Epiphany would constitute… …
3Twelfth Night (holiday) — Infobox Holiday holiday name = Twelfth Night type = Christian caption = observedby = Christians date = 5 January / 6 January (see text) observances = Traditional foods consumed, parties, Christmas decorations taken down relatedto = Twelve Days of …
4twelfth-cake — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also twelfth night cake ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ Usage: sometimes capitalized T : a cake made for a Twelfth Night celebration that contains a bean or a coin for determining the ruler of the feast …
5cake — caky, cakey, adj. /kayk/, n., v., caked, caking. n. 1. a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring. 2. a flat, thin mass of bread, esp.… …
6Twelfth-cake — ( k[=a]k ), n. An ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth night. [1913 Webster] …
7Twelfth cake — noun An ornamental cake traditionally eaten on Twelfth Night • • • Main Entry: ↑twelfth …
8cake — /keɪk / (say kayk) noun 1. a sweet baked food in loaf or layer form, made with or without shortening, usually with flour, sugar, eggs, flavouring, and a liquid. 2. a flat, thin mass of bread, especially unleavened bread. 3. a shaped or moulded… …
9Baddeley cake — When Robert Baddeley, former chef turned actor, died in 1794, he left Ј100 for the annual provision of wine and a *Twelfth Night cake to be shared by the current company at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. The custom still continues,… …
10King cake — A king cake (sometimes rendered as kingcake or kings cake) is a type of cake associated with the festival of Epiphany in the Christmas season in a number of countries, and in other places with Mardi Gras and Carnival. It is popular in Christmas… …
