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  Bread \Bread\ (br[e^]d), n. [AS. bre['a]d; akin to OFries.
     br[=a]d, OS. br[=o]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel.
     brau[eth], Sw. & Dan. br["o]d. The root is probably that of
     E. brew. [root]93. See Brew.]
     1. An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening,
        kneading, and baking.
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     Note:
  
     Raised bread is made with yeast, salt, and sometimes a
        little butter or lard, and is mixed with warm milk or
        water to form the dough, which, after kneading, is given
        time to rise before baking.
  
     Cream of tartar bread is raised by the action of an
        alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate (as saleratus or
        ammonium bicarbonate) and cream of tartar (acid tartrate
        of potassium) or some acid.
  
     Unleavened bread is usually mixed with water and salt only.
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     A["e]rated bread. See under A["e]rated.
  
     Bread and butter (fig.), means of living.
  
     Brown bread, Indian bread, Graham bread, Rye and
     Indian bread. See Brown bread, under Brown.
  
     Bread tree. See Breadfruit.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Give us this day our daily bread.     --Matt. vi. 11
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  Bread \Bread\, n. [AS. bre['a]d; akin to OFries. br[=a]d, OS.
     br?d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau?, Sw. & Dan.
     br["o]d. The root is probably that of E. brew. ? See Brew.]
     1. An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening,
        kneading, and baking.
  
     Note:
  
     Raised bread is made with yeast, salt, and sometimes a
        little butter or lard, and is mixed with warm milk or
        water to form the dough, which, after kneading, is given
        time to rise before baking.
  
     Cream of tartar bread is raised by the action of an
        alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate (as saleratus or
        ammonium bicarbonate) and cream of tartar (acid tartrate
        of potassium) or some acid.
  
     Unleavened bread is usually mixed with water and salt only.
  
     A["e]rated bread. See under A["e]rated.
  
     Bread and butter (fig.), means of living.
  
     Brown bread, Indian bread, Graham bread, Rye and
     Indian bread. See Brown bread, under Brown.
  
     Bread tree. See Breadfruit.
  
     2. Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
  
              Give us this day our daily bread.     --Matt. vi. 11

  bread and butter
       n : the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was
           expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state
           for support"; "he could no longer earn his own
           livelihood" [syn: support, keep, livelihood, living,
            sustenance]

  bread and butter
     interj.
     (non-gloss definition: Said when two people walking together are
  temporarily separated by an obstacle in order to indicate that they
  belong together.)
     n.
     1 (lb en idiomatic) That which is central or fundamental, as to one's
  business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
     2 (&lit en bread butter)

  bread and butter
     interj.
     (non-gloss definition: Said when two people walking together are
  temporarily separated by an obstacle in order to indicate that they
  belong together.)
     n.
     1 (lb en idiomatic) That which is central or fundamental, as to one's
  business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
     2 (&lit en bread butter)

  bread and butter
     interj.
     (non-gloss definition: Said when two people walking together are
  temporarily separated by an obstacle in order to indicate that they
  belong together.)
     n.
     1 (lb en idiomatic) That which is central or fundamental, as to one's
  business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
     2 (&lit en bread butter)

  bread and butter
     interj.
     (non-gloss definition: Said when two people walking together are
  temporarily separated by an obstacle in order to indicate that they
  belong together.)
     n.
     1 (lb en idiomatic) That which is central or fundamental, as to one's
  business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
     2 (&lit en bread butter)

  bread and butter
     Engelska n.
     (tagg idiomatiskt språk=en) det som är centralt eller grundläggande

  bread and butter /bɹˈɛd and bˈʌtə/ 
  obživa

  bread and butter /bɹˈɛd and bˈʌtə/
  živobytí

  bread and butter /bɹˈɛd and bˈʌtə/
  chléb s máslem

  bread and butter /bɹˈɛd and bˈʌtə/
   [fig.] Broterwerb 
           Note: Person, Firma, Grundpfeiler 
           Note: Sache
        "Olives are the bread and butter of the Palestinian economy."  - Oliven sind der Grundpfeiler der palästinensischen Wirtschaft.
   see: be sb.'s bread-and-butter
  

  bread and butter /bɹˈɛd and bˈʌtə/
  vajas kenyér

  bread and butter /bredændbʌtər/
  бутерброд

     生计;家常食品