- Twelfth-cake
- Twelfth-cake Twelfth"-cake` (-k[=a]k`), n. An ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth-night. [1913 Webster]
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Twelfth cake — noun An ornamental cake traditionally eaten on Twelfth Night • • • Main Entry: ↑twelfth … Useful english dictionary
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twelfth-night cake — noun see twelfth cake … Useful english dictionary
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