Noun: brown bread brawn bred
- Bread made with whole wheat flour
"He preferred brown bread for its higher fibre content";
- dark bread, whole wheat bread [N. Amer], wholemeal bread [Brit], wholemeal [Brit]
- [US] Dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water
"Traditional Boston brown bread accompanied the baked beans";
- Boston brown bread [US]
Derived forms: brown breads
Type of: bread, breadstuff, staff of life
Encyclopedia: Brown bread