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Definition of gingerbread :
A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and sometimes made in fanciful shapes.
Synonyms:
overdecorated, fussy, bun, brownie, gingerbreaded, florid, cake mix, biscuit, cheesecake, chocolate chip cookie, Christmas cake, cone, gingerbready, baking sheet, overwrought, bedizened, cake
ornament (part of speech: noun)
embroidery, foofaraw, garnish, button, finery, trimming, gewgaw, decoration, badge, frill, trim, emblazonment, enrichment, adornment, emblem, ornament, gaudiness, tinsel, flourish, filling
ornamental (part of speech: adjective)
enriching, pretty, adorning, fancy, garnishing, dandifying, quaint, decorative, picturesque, gaudy, ornamental, crowning
Usage examples:
- The Sultan is profoundly respected by all; and Louis- Philippe is a gingerbread Sovereign compared with Shafou of The Great Desert. - "Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846", James Richardson.
- It took the gilt off the gingerbread, but it didn't spoil the gingerbread! - "A Poor Man's House", Stephen Sydney Reynolds.
- Let me- and then she tasted the gingerbread. - "The Joyous Story of Toto", Laura E. Richards.
