breadstick

[ bred-stik ]
/ ˈbrɛdˌstɪk /

noun Cookery.

a slender, sticklike piece of crisp bread, served with soups, salads, etc.

Origin of breadstick

First recorded in 1905–10; bread + stick1

Words nearby breadstick

breadcrumb, breadfruit, breadline, breadnut, breadroot, breadstick, breadsticks, breadstuff, breadth, breadthways, breadwinner

Example sentences from the Web for breadsticks

  • Fonds d'artichauts Monegosque (hearts of artichokes in cream sauce—fork and breadsticks).

    Shorty McCabe |Sewell Ford

  • From same dough, French bread, breadsticks, horse shoe rolls and French rolls can be made.

    The Story of Crisco |Marion Harris Neil

  • Repeat until the pieces are about the thickness of breadsticks.

    Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties |Janet McKenzie Hill

British Dictionary definitions for breadsticks

breadsticks
/ (ˈbrɛdˌstɪks) /

pl n

bread baked in long thin crisp sticks