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breadbasket

breadbasket

1 3.0
A basket for holding bread on a table during a meal
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɛdˌbæskɪt/
translation icon : panera
  • The waitress brought back a breadbasket and two plastic flutes of champagne.

Examples

  • The waiter placed the breadbasket on the table, filled with an assortment of fresh rolls.

  • He takes a small loaf from the breadbasket on the next table, stuffs it into the businessman's mouth, and walks off.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Next, the table was set, including a breadbasket with some rolls and garlic bread.

    Blog text (28)

  • At the feast, a large breadbasket was set in the center, overflowing with warm baguettes.

  • During the meal, we passed the breadbasket around so everyone could enjoy some bread.

Synonyms

basket
vsbreadbasket
288 1.0

A container made by weaving thin pieces of material with handles for carrying things

is narrower and used to hold and serve bread at meals
handbasket
vsbreadbasket
11 2.8

A small woven container with handles that you carry by hand

is for holding and serving bread at meals rather than for carrying things

Surface Forms

breadbasket singular
breadbaskets plural

Morphology

breadbasket = bread + basket (transparent) = bread + basket

Literal compound whose meaning (a basket for holding bread) is directly derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Breadbasket is simply the two words bread and basket, and it originally meant a basket for holding bread at the table. So today it still means a small basket used for holding and serving bread.