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Simnel
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What's The Definition Of Simnel?
[n] (British) a fruitcake (sometimes covered with almond paste) eaten at mid-Lent or Easter or Christmas
[n] a crisp bread of fine white flour Synonyms | Synonyms for Simnel: Related Terms | Find terms related to Simnel: See Also | bread | breadstuff | fruitcake | staff of life Simnel In Webster's Dictionary \Sim"nel\, n. [OF. simenel cake or bread of wheat flour,
LL. simenellus wheat bread, fr. L. simila the finest wheat
flour. Cf. {Semolina}.]
1. A kind of cake made of fine flour; a cracknel. [Obs.]
Not common bread, but vastel bread, or simnels.
--Fuller.
2. A kind of rich plum cake, eaten especially on Mid-Lent
Sunday. [Eng.] --Herrick.
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