hot cross buns
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hot cross buns — see Good Friday and Widow s Son Bun Ceremony … A Dictionary of English folklore
Hot cross bun — Hot cross buns Le hot cross bun ou cross bun[1] est un petit pain sucré, levé, fait avec des épices, des raisins de Corinthe ou des raisins, incorporant souvent des … Wikipédia en Français
Hot Cross Bunny — is a 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical animated short, starring Bugs Bunny. It was directed by Robert McKimson, and written by Warren Foster.The title is an obvious play on the nursery rhyme Hot Cross Buns as well as a punny allusion… … Wikipedia
Hot cross bun — This article is about the food. For the nursery rhyme, see Hot Cross Buns. Hot cross buns A hot cross bun, or cross bun,[1] is a sweet, yeast leavened, spiced bun made with currants or raisins, often with … Wikipedia
hot cross bun — noun moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross shaped sugar glaze • Syn: ↑cross bun • Hypernyms: ↑sweet roll, ↑coffee roll * * * noun : a raisin bun marked with a cross made of sugar frosting … Useful english dictionary
hot cross bun — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hot cross bun : singular hot cross bun plural hot cross buns a sweet cake for one person, marked with a small cross on the top and traditionally eaten at Easter … English dictionary
pace eggs and hot cross buns — Mawdesley Glossary solicited by children from neighbours on Good Friday … English dialects glossary
cross bun — noun moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross shaped sugar glaze • Syn: ↑hot cross bun • Hypernyms: ↑sweet roll, ↑coffee roll * * * cross bun see ↑hot cross bun under ↑hot1 … Useful english dictionary
cross- — a first element of compounds, modifying the second part, meaning: 1. going across: crossroad. 2. counter: cross examination. 3. marked with a cross: hot cross buns. 4. cruciform: crossbones. 5. changing from one state or type to another, as in… …
Good Friday — It is startling that this, the most mournful day in the Christian calendar, is a cheerful Bank Holiday, and a traditional date for various games such as *skipping and *marbles. Traditionally, it was the day for certain tasks in the vegetable… … A Dictionary of English folklore
