Meaning of tops-and-bottoms | Babel Free
Definitions
Small rolls of dough, baked, cut in half, and browned in an oven. In 19th century Britain they were used as food for children.
archaic, plural, plural-only
Examples
“'Tis said her tops-and-bottoms were gilt.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.