unleavened

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They are sentimental and unleavened, and they are far from worthy of his gifts, though they are not without a certain rather inexpensive charm Illustration: A WINTER VIEW OF THE PETERBORO HOUSE The "Marionettes" of op. 38 are in a wholly different case.

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  1. adjective Made without yeast or any other leavening agent: unleavened bread.

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  • You left off wearing blended fabrics, eating shellfish, unleavened bread, trimming your beard, charging or paying interest, tarot readings, cross dressing [ruh roh, lotsa republicans are goin 'ta hell …] —  Think Progress
  • One tradition is following food guidelines and, for instance, eating only unleavened bread. —  The Daily Illini - The Independent Student Newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871
  • The most common ingredient used for Passover, matzo is an unleavened cracker-like bread, symbolic of the bread that had no time to rise when the Jews fled Egypt. —  IndyStar.com Top Stories
  • JERUSALEM -- The Christian visitors watch their host, a Jewish woman in green robe, orange turban and leather sandals, lift the wine and unleavened bread of Passover, representing the biblical exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. —  Ledger-Enquirer: Breaking News
  • Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments and then goes on to leach the holiday of any real substance, suggesting, for example, that the tradition of eating matzah (unleavened bread) is just plain nutty. —  NOW Magazine
 

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/ənˈlɛvnd/
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