French stick

Definitions

A baguette, a long thin loaf of bread.

UK

Equivalents

Examples

“So what makes a brill baguette? For Mr Paluel-Marmont and Mr de Rovira, a star French stick⟳ can usually be identified merely by its appearance. "Its regular overall form⟳ stems from careful manufacture⟳; its harmonious volume is the sign⟳ of a dough kneaded slowly," they write⟳.”

“‘It's true that there are more of us here than you can shake⟳ a French stick⟳ at,’ says one humorous adolescent, sitting outside a pavement cafe and doing his best to maintain⟳ an insouciant expression despite the gusts of English wind.”

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