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Definition of Simnel

Simnel
Simnel Sim"nel, n. [OF. simenel cake or bread of wheat flour, LL. simenellus wheat bread, fr. L. simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. Semolina.] 1. A kind of cake made of fine flour; a cracknel. [Obs.] Not common bread, but vastel bread, or simnels. --Fuller. 2. A kind of rich plum cake, eaten especially on Mid-Lent Sunday. [Eng.] --Herrick.

Meaning of Simnel from wikipedia

- Lambert Simnel (c. 1477 – after 1534) was a pretender to the throne of England. In 1487, his claim to be Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, threatened...
- Simnel cake is a fruitcake ****ociated with Lent and Easter and widely eaten in England, Ireland and countries with patterns of migration from them. It...
- Lambert Simnel (1938–1952) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, who raced during World War II and was best known for winning the classic 2000...
- Ricardian Yorkists to unseat the King in favour of the pretender Lambert Simnel. Though it is often portra**** as almost a footnote to the major battles...
- of cakes and buns have long been made for Mothering Sunday, especially Simnel cake, as gifts to parents. This is a traditional confection ****ociated with...
- title is uncertain but it was probably before 1487. The pretender Lambert Simnel appeared in Ireland in 1487, claiming to be Edward, Earl of Warwick, nephew...
- a major Yorkist rebellion. He sought to place Lambert Simnel on the throne, claiming that Simnel was, in fact, his cousin Edward, Earl of Warwick. Whether...
- spelling) and simnel were words for summer squash, particularly Cucurbita pepo ssp. pepo, common name pattypan squash. The word simnel was used because...
- members of York family. The most famous of the pretenders were Lambert Simnel (c. 1477 – c. 1525) who claimed to be Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwrick...
- that one or both princes may have escaped ********ination. In 1487, Lambert Simnel initially was crowned in Dublin as "King Edward", but later claimed by others...