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noun
historical: a fine white bread or cake made from carefully sifted wheat flour
The ordinance fixed the weight of a wastel loaf according to the current price of wheat.
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Etymology
From Middle English wastel and Old French wastel or gastel ('cake'), ultimately from a Germanic word for food or sustenance. It is related through French sound changes to gateau and historically denoted high-quality white bread or cake.