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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cross-bun

/(-bŭn`)/ · Cross·-bun · IPA
01 n. A bun or cake marked with a cross of icing, and intended to be eaten on Good Friday; also, called hot cross bun, even when not hot.
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    A bun or cake marked with a cross of icing, and intended to be eaten on Good Friday; also, called hot cross bun, even when not hot. Also: <er>hot cross bun</er> See: hot cross bun