Biscuit

= Bis·cuit =
=== /ˈbɪskɪt/ ===
noun
# a small unleavened cake, typically crisp, flat, and sweet: "a chocolate biscuit" (British) or a small, soft round cake like a scone (North American)
# porcelain or other pottery which has been fired but not glazed: "biscuit ware"
# a light brown colour
# a small flat piece of wood used to join two larger pieces of wood together, fitting into slots in each.
----Word Origin
Middle English: from Old French bescuit, based on Latin bis ‘twice’ + coctus, past participle of coquere ‘to cook’ (so named because originally biscuits were cooked in a twofold process: first baked and then dried out in a slow oven so that they would keep).
----Derivatives
# biscuity (adjective)
----Scrabble Points: 11
 B (3) I (1) S (1) C (3) U (1) I (1) T (1)