单词 | stringiness |
释义 | stringinessn. The quality of being stringy (see the adjective). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [noun] > stringy quality stringiness1699 1699 J. Evelyn Acetaria 57 The bigger Roots..should..eat short and quick, without stringiness. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 665 The toughness and stringyness of the London asparagus. 1856 W. B. Carpenter Microscope 423 The bundles..which give ‘stringiness’ to various esculent vegetable substances. 1884 W. S. B. McLaren Spinning Woollen & Worsted (ed. 2) 31 Then add 7½ gallons more lye of double the strength, and about 6 lbs. of pearl-ash, to prevent stringiness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1699 |
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