noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A hard confection made of boiled brown sugar or molasses with almonds, flavoured with orange or lemon juice, similar to a nougat. countable, uncountable

   "a washerwoman, who exposes hard-bake for sale in her parlor-window"

2. 2
   a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds wordnet

Example

More examples

"a washerwoman, who exposes hard-bake for sale in her parlor-window"

Etymology

From hard + bake.

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