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ˈnutmegged, a.
[f. prec. + -ed2.]
1. Flavoured with nutmeg.
1743Lond. & Country Brew. iv. (ed. 2) 305 Bake a Rye Loaf well nutmegg'd of two pence price. 1770Warton Oxford Newsman's Verses, Your hospitable board With cold sirloin is amply stor'd, And old October, nutmeg'd nice.
2. Path. Affected with red atrophy.
1879St. George's Hosp. Rep. IX. 149 Liver nutmegged. Apoplectic patches in the lungs.
So ˈnutmeggy a.
1843Sir T. Watson Princ. & Pract. Physic II. lxxv. 519 Again and again have I met with the nutmeggy liver, strongly marked. 1871Ibid. (ed. 5) II. lxix. 670 What used to be called the ‘nutmeggy’ liver, is simply the result of congestion of its blood-vessels. 1928Daily Express 17 Feb. 4 Luscious prunes with a creamy, nutmeggy rice pudding. 1971Daily Tel. 17 Apr. 7 A large proportion of the bed could be occupied by..Cherry Pic, which has a warm nutty, almost ‘nutmeggy’ scent, spicy and yet sweet. |