Bakewell

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Bakewell tart. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

    "Elsie reached for a slice of Bakewell and spoke through it."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Bakewell (“Bakewell tart”). alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "Good, well presented food includes […] puddings such as bread and butter pudding with apricot sauce and raspberry bakewell with pistachio ice-cream."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A market town and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2168). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A suburb of the City of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia, named after E. H. Bakewell. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"Elsie reached for a slice of Bakewell and spoke through it."

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Badeca + wella (“spring, stream”).

Related phrases

Bakewell puddingBakewell tartcherry Bakewellbakewell tartmarket town

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