hard baked

/hɑrd beɪkt/
adjective
  1. Cooked in an oven until the outside becomes firm and dry, often used to describe bread or clay that is very hard.
    • The hard-baked bread was perfect for dipping into soup.
    • The potter removed the hard-baked clay bowl from the kiln.
    • These hard-baked crackers stay fresh for weeks.
  2. Made hard or rigid by heat or sun exposure.
    • The hard-baked earth cracked under the summer sun.
    • After hours in the desert, the mud bricks became hard-baked.
    • The hard-baked surface of the road shimmered in the heat.
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