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baguette

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ba·guette  (b-gt)
n.
1.
a. A gem cut in the form of a narrow rectangle.
b. The form of such a gem.
2. Architecture A narrow convex molding.
3. A small narrow loaf of French bread often used for sandwiches.

[French, rod, from Italian bacchetta, diminutive of bacchio, rod, from Latin baculum, stick; see bak- in Indo-European roots.]

baguette, baguet [bæˈgɛt]
n
1. (Cookery) a narrow French stick loaf
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a small gem cut as a long rectangle
3. the shape of such a gem
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect a small moulding having a semicircular cross section
[from French, from Italian bacchetta a little stick, from bacchio rod, from Latin baculum walking stick]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.baguettebaguette - narrow French stick loaf            
French bread - a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes
Translations
baguette [bæˈget] Nbaguette f, barrita f de pan
baguette [bæˈgɛt] n (= French stick) → baguette f
baguette
nBaguette f or nt, → Stangenbrot nt


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Or present a crostini bar, letting guests top small, thin baguette toasts as desired with an array of ingredients like store-bought tapenade, sun-dried tomato or basil pesto mixed with cream cheese, crumbled goat cheese, wild mushroom spread, roasted red peppers and such.
A cooked lobster, a tin of caviar, a golden Louis Vuitton champagne bucket containing a bottle of Cristal, and a Chanel picnic basket with a baguette protruding from it are spread on a Burberry blanket in a feast of name-brand luxury.
I put down Walden and broke off another piece of my baguette knowing that it was not completely practical to think about the Manifesto or world hunger or an endangered species of salami before, during and after each toasty bite--but instead enjoyed my meal--as I always had.
 
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