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funeral biscuit

funeral biscuit noun: a kind of sugared biscuit, sometimes bearing motifs such as cherubs or skulls, traditionally served at funerals in England, Wales, Scotland, and North America.

Noun

funeral biscuit (plural funeral biscuits)

  1. (historical) A kind of sugared biscuit, sometimes bearing motifs such as cherubs or skulls, traditionally served at funerals in England, Wales, Scotland, and North America.

Forms of funeral biscuit

pluralfuneral biscuits

Questions about funeral biscuit

What does funeral biscuit mean?
Funeral biscuit means a kind of sugared biscuit, sometimes bearing motifs such as cherubs or skulls, traditionally served at funerals in England, Wales, Scotland, and North America.
What part of speech is funeral biscuit?
Funeral biscuit is a noun.
What is the plural of funeral biscuit?
The plural of funeral biscuit is funeral biscuits.

Words near funeral biscuit in the dictionary

  1. funebrious
  2. funemployed
  3. funemployment
  4. Funen
  5. funeral
  6. funeral biscuit
  7. funeral biscuits
  8. funeral celebrant
  9. funeral celebrants
  10. funeral director
  11. funeral directors

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