| 单词 |
pomfret-cake |
| 释义 |
pomfret-cake|ˈpɒmfrɪt keɪk| [f. Pomfret (AN. and ME. Pontfret, now spelt Pontefract), a town in Yorkshire.] A liquorice cake made at Pontefract.
1838Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) XVIII. 347/2 The soil around it [Pontefract]..produces..liquorice-roots, from the juice of which the medicine called pomfret-cakes is made. 1866Mrs. Gaskell Wives & Dau. v, He'll have the run of the pomfret cakes. 1893Westm. Gaz. 14 Feb. 7/1 The Pontefract (or Pomfret) cake is a dainty little circular confection, into the composition of which liquorice enters largely. |
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