French stick

English thumb|A French stick Noun en UK A baguette, a long thin loaf of bread. en French loaf en-GB Jon Henley Guides show Parisians where their best bread is buttered The Guardian 2004-04-22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/apr/22/france.travelnews 0261-3077 So what makes a brill baguette? For Mr Paluel-Marmont and Mr de Rovira, a star French stick can usually be identified merely by its appearance. "Its regular overall form stems from careful manufacture; its harmonious volume is the sign of a dough kneaded slowly," they write. https://web.archive.org/web/20261020011025/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/apr/22/france.travelnews 20 October 2026 en-GB Elizabeth Day The great French love affair with la vie anglaise The Observer 2008-03-23 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/mar/23/immigration.france 0029-7712 ‘It's true that there are more of us here than you can shake a French stick at,’ says one humorous adolescent, sitting outside a pavement cafe and doing his best to maintain an insouciant expression despite the gusts of English wind. https://web.archive.org/web/20261019140140/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/mar/23/immigration.france 19 October 2026 Translations a long thin loaf of bread baguette en Breads