noun
loaf
LOHF/ləʊf/
A shaped mass of bread or similar food.
The golden loaf has three slashes in its crust.
Etymology
Old English hlāf already named bread baked as a single, definite shape, so the modern meaning preserves that concrete unit of bread. Its deeper origin is uncertain.
In context
you could have a beautiful like baguette shaped loaf of bread which you can cut accordingly or you could also cut this into smaller pieces which would make
More examples
- Two loaves cooled on the counter.
- She shaped the mixture into a loaf.
- He wrapped half a loaf for the trip.
Forms
loaf · loaves
Similar words
- bread
- The food rather than a particular shaped portion.