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loaves

American  
[lohvz] / loʊvz /

noun

  1. the plural of loaf.


loaves British  
/ ləʊvz /

noun

  1. the plural of loaf 1

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Picking up the basket, Grandma handed it to me and said, “I baked some fresh bread today and want to send a few loaves to her. Be careful now, and don’t mash them.”

From Literature

There couldn’t have been enough flour to bake two loaves of bread.

From Literature

In a truck parked in the Kyiv region, Loic Nervi kneaded the dough vigorously before sliding dozens of tins into the oven -- loaves that will later be handed out to Ukrainians.

From Barron's

“I was testing new recipes, new inclusions, new techniques . . . basically pumping out loaves left, right and center with nowhere for them to go.”

From Salon

At first, it was the basics: crusty rounds, lean baguettes, rustic grainy loaves, the kind of bread that made a meal stretch.

From Salon