biscuit
bis•cuit (bis´kit) n. , pl. -cuits or -cuit
[[ME bisquit, besquit < OFr bescuit (altered, under infl. of OIt biscotto) < ML biscoctum < (panis) bis coctus, (bread) twice baked < L bis, twice (see binary) + coctus, pp. of coquere, cook]]
1 [Chiefly Brit.] a crisp, unleavened wafer; cracker or cookie
☆ 2
a) a quick bread, made light by baking powder, soda, or yeast, and baked in small pieces
b) any of these pieces
3 light brown; tan
4 pottery or porcelain after the first firing and before glazing
