farinaceous
Americanadjective
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consisting or made of flour or meal, as food.
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containing or yielding starch, as seeds; starchy.
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mealy in appearance or nature.
adjective
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consisting or made of starch, such as bread, macaroni, and potatoes
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having a mealy texture or appearance
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containing starch
farinaceous seeds
Etymology
Origin of farinaceous
From the Latin word farīnāceus, dating back to 1640–50. See farina, -aceous
Example Sentences
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Baked spaghetti and macaroni dishes are almost impossible to make, because farinaceous foods are either unobtainable or rationed to near zero.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Pumblechook’s premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
The colonel’s ponderous, farinaceous cheeks were tinted suddenly with glowing patches of enthusiasm.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Bad Teeth.—The existence of canker in dogs' teeth is generally another consequence of bad rearing and farinaceous feeding.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Williams, Mrs. Leslie
At this period of exhaustion, the drinks above-mentioned are given up, or you add nutritive beverages to them, such as beef-tea, fat soups, milk, and farinaceous drinks.
From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?
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