twelfth cakes

A form of twelfth cake — A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth Night (which is either the evening of January 5th or of January 6th, depending on interpretation).

Meanings

twelfth cakes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of twelfth cake

Twelfth cakes2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Twelfth cake
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