gingerbread

//ˈdʒɪn.dʒə.brɛd//
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Visual representation of gingerbread

Noun

gingerbreadSingular
gingerbreadsPlural
1

A sweet cake or cookie flavored with ginger and molasses, often shaped into decorative figures such as people or houses.

We made gingerbread houses for Christmas.

2

Elaborate or ornate architectural ornamentation, especially on Victorian-style houses.

The old Victorian house was decorated with beautiful gingerbread trim along the porch.

Adjective

gingerbreadCanonical form
1

Relating to or resembling the ornate decorative style characteristic of gingerbread architecture.

The old Victorian house has beautiful gingerbread trim along the roofline.