veda

noun

1. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Veda (“malt loaf bread”).
2. A style of malt loaf bread (sweet, chewy, caramel-colored leavened bread made with malted wheat), traditionally produced across the UK and Ireland but today eaten mainly in Northern Ireland.

   “'Slip a few slices of Veda in that package you're making up for your Boy. In Damp-Proof Packet . . . the ONLY bread that reaches the Trenches fresh and sweet'”

   “One of the best and least known mixtures for filling sandwiches is green butter, and it is particularly good between slices of Veda bread.”

   “[…] Toasted veda! [Normal] What d'fuck did you mention that for? Frig me, I would kill orphaned childer d'get [some].”

   “'I've heard all about your so-called photograph. It's not my son. And if you even think about printing it, I'll have an injunction on you faster than you can toast Veda. I will sue you […]'”

   “[…] A big fried mushroom between two toasted slices of Veda, with the butter melting and running down to your wrist a right royal feast.”

name

1. (Hinduism)Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.

   “For quotations using this term, see Citations:Veda.”

2. A female given name.