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pandemain

pandemain

English

Noun

pandemain (uncountable)

  1. A high-quality white bread, baked from the finest sifted flour, suitable for the lord of the manor.
    • 2004, Candace Robb, The Cross-Legged Knight‎, p. 102:
      "I have made pandemain for the injured one. Easy to chew." "I hope he wakes to relish it. He will not have such a treat again, I warrant.
    • 1993, Sara Paston-Williams, The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking & Eating, p. 15:
      As a result the best quality wheaten bread called pandemain (panis dominis, or lord's bread), made from the finest flour, considered to be a luxury.

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