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bay leaf

noun

: a dried leaf from the bay tree that has a sweet smell and is used in cooking

Full Definition of BAY LEAF

: the dried leaf of the European laurel (Laurus nobilis) used in cooking

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First Known Use of BAY LEAF

15th century

Rhymes with BAY LEAF

belief, crew chief, debrief, drop leaf, endleaf, enfeoff, fig leaf, fire chief, flyleaf, gold leaf, in brief, in chief, kerchief, loose-leaf, massif, motif, naïf, O'Keeffe, red leaf, relief, sharif, shinleaf, sneak thief, Tallchief

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