dry bread
Plain, parched loaf
Dry bread is bread without butter, spread, or accompaniment—plain and unadorned: The prisoners survived on dry bread and water.
The phrase emphasizes austerity or deprivation.
Dry bread also describes bread that has gone stale, losing its moisture and becoming hard or crumbly.
- hardtackImperishable unleavened wafer
- staleNo longer fresh
- mannaMiraculous sustenance from heaven
- ruskDry, twice-baked bread
- unleavenedNot raised by fermentation
toast · lavash · crust · biscuit · matzo · scarcity · flatbread · chapati · trencher · austerity · frugality · cracker · hardship · hard times · lean times · crumbs · pita · naan
accompaniments and preparation
dry breadbread and butter
Primary source of income
buttered toast · garlic bread · French toast · bread pudding
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