1
: a gem having the shape of a narrow rectangle
also
: the shape itself
2
: a long thin loaf of French bread
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Serve with toasted baguette slices or seeded crackers for the ultimate party dip.
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Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2024
The stamps are supposed to smell like traditional French baguettes, although not everyone agrees.
—NBC News, 23 July 2024
Prosciutto slipped out of the cut in a small baguette, which was topped with a mustardy caper sauce, thin slices of watermelon radish, green beans and mozzarella.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Also arranged on plinths were dark chocolate figurines and rows upon rows of glazed baguettes, which were being broken apart by hungry attendees and washed down with a salty Grey Goose Espresso Martini or two.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
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Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2024
The stamps are supposed to smell like traditional French baguettes, although not everyone agrees.
—NBC News, 23 July 2024
Prosciutto slipped out of the cut in a small baguette, which was topped with a mustardy caper sauce, thin slices of watermelon radish, green beans and mozzarella.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Also arranged on plinths were dark chocolate figurines and rows upon rows of glazed baguettes, which were being broken apart by hungry attendees and washed down with a salty Grey Goose Espresso Martini or two.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Baguette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baguette. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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baguette
noun
ba·guette
ba-ˈget 
1
: a gem (as a diamond) cut in a long narrow rectangle
also
: the shape itself
2
: a long thin loaf of French bread
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