1. a sweet cake or cookie flavored with ginger and other spices
2. elaborate decorative woodwork on buildings, especially Victorian houses
Usage: architecture

1. having elaborate or fancy decoration

Examples

• She baked gingerbread cookies for the holiday party.
• The gingerbread house was covered in candy decorations.
• The Victorian mansion featured beautiful gingerbread trim around the windows.
• The old house had intricate gingerbread details on its porch.
• We enjoyed warm gingerbread with butter and honey.
• The gingerbread architecture made the building look like a fairy tale cottage.