I. sand‧wich¹ S2 /ˈsænwɪdʒ $ ˈsændwɪtʃ, ˈsænwɪtʃ/ noun
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Earl of Sandwich (1718-92), who ate sandwiches so that he could continue gambling without leaving the table]

1. [countable] two pieces of bread with cheese, meat, cooked egg etc between them:
a ham sandwich

2. [countable] British English a cake consisting of two layers with jam and cream between them:
a raspberry sponge sandwich
⇒ club sandwich, open sandwich

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II. sandwich² verb [transitive usually passive]
to be in a very small space between two other things
be sandwiched in/between somebody/something
A layer of transparent material is sandwiched between the pieces of glass.

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sandwich
noun
ADJ. cheese, ham, etc. | toasted | open | club
QUANT. round
VERB + SANDWICH make He made two rounds of tuna sandwiches.
bite into, eat, have, munch, take a bite of
SANDWICH + NOUN filling | bag, box | bar
PREP. in a/the ~ What would you like in your sandwich?

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