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breadcrumb

[ bred-kruhm ]

noun

  1. a crumb of bread, either dried or soft.
  2. Usually breadcrumbs. Also called breadcrumb trail. Digital Technology. a sequence of text links on the current page of a website or web-based application, usually at the top, showing the page's location within a hierarchy of content or browsing history and providing a convenient navigational tool:

    Online shoppers can use breadcrumbs to see other products in the same category.



breadcrumb

/ ˈɛˌʌ /

noun

  1. the soft inner part of bread
  2. plural bread crumbled into small fragments, as for use in cooking
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to coat (food) with breadcrumbs

    egg and breadcrumb the escalopes

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of breadcrumb1

First recorded in 1760–70; bread none + crumb none
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Example Sentences

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But those won’t be as big and bold as, say, toasted walnuts or buttered breadcrumbs.

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The nuggets, made from all-white meat, are marinated in “jalapeño buttermilk flavor” and coated in a mixture of breadcrumbs and tortilla chips, Today reported.

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Half a stale baguette wasn’t trash; it was bread pudding or croutons or something I could blitz into breadcrumbs.

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Cooked in ovenproof shells or ramekins, scallops are nestled within a rich sauce of wine, herbs and cream then topped with toasty, cheesy breadcrumbs.

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When the young girl in her care dies, Estela comes under suspicion, and, during questioning, she leaves family secrets as breadcrumbs, daring detectives to follow her trail.

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