I. Bacon, Francis
(1909–92) an Irish artist who is known for painting people and animals in twisted shapes with dark, strong colours

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II. Bacon, Kev‧in /ˈkevən, ˈkevɪn/
(1958–) an American actor who has performed in many films, including Footloose. There is a game that people play at parties, called ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’, in which the aim is to explain a link between any actor and Kevin Bacon. For example, Rudolph Valentino was in a film in 1926 with June Lockhart, who was in a film in 1940 with Montague Love, who was in a film with Kevin Bacon in 1989. From Valentino to Bacon takes three steps, so Rudolph Valentino has a ‘Bacon score’ of 3.

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III. Bacon, Sir Francis
(1561–1626) an English politician, philosopher, and writer. Some people believe that he wrote some or all of Shakespeare's plays.

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ba‧con S3 /ˈbeɪkən/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: from an ancient Germanic word meaning 'back']

1. salted or smoked meat from the back or sides of a pig, often served in narrow thin pieces:
bacon and eggs
rasher of bacon British English (=piece of bacon)

2. bring home the bacon informal to provide enough money to support your family
⇒ save sb’s bacon at save¹(11)

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bacon
noun
ADJ. lean | streaky | back | crisp/crispy Fry the bacon until crisp.
smoked, unsmoked
QUANT. bit, piece, rasher, slice I'll have two rashers of bacon and a fried egg.
side A whole side of bacon was hanging from a hook on the ceiling.
VERB + BACON eat, have | cook, fry, grill | cure
BACON + NOUN fat, rind | butty, sandwich
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bacon
ˈbeɪkən
See: bring home the bacon

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