burnt almond
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of burnt almond
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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“We should learn our lesson,” Tsiamitas said, looking at stumps of burnt almond trees.
From Reuters
Each had a full measure of coloured sugar- plums at the usual price, and along with these a burnt almond gratis.
From The Parent's Assistant by Edgeworth, Maria
Cyril, with dreamy sentiment, "How I wish I was a burnt almond!"
From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
Each had a full measure of coloured sugar-plums at the usual price, and along with these a burnt almond gratis.
From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Edgeworth, Maria
No, not witchcraft," she answered, helping herself with her dainty fingers to a burnt almond from the Venetian glass dish,—"not witchcraft,—memory; aided, perhaps, by some native quickness of perception.
From Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose by Allen, Grant
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