: baked in a deep dish
a deep-dish pizza
especially : baked in a deep dish with usually a fruit filling and no bottom crust

Examples of deep-dish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Transfer your dough to a deep-dish pie plate and gently press into the bottom and up the sides, allowing some of the pastry to rest on the rim of the plate. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024 Today, Jesse shares his thoughts via email about Joan's four hometown dates — and whether deep-dish pizza is really pizza. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024 But of course, deep-dish is also very deeply the reason for Lynn’s. Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2024 Coat a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate with cooking spray. Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deep-dish 

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Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deep-dish was in 1883

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“Deep-dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep-dish. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

deep-dish

adjective
-ˌdish
: baked in a deep dish
a deep-dish pizza
especially : baked in a deep dish with usually a fruit filling and no bottom crust
a deep-dish apple pie
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