hazelnut
[hey-zuh l-nuht]
- the nut of the hazel; filbert.
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Contemporary Examples of hazelnut
He then puts on a pot of coffee and the rich smell of hazelnut rouses the rest of the family from their sugar plum dreams.
Historical Examples of hazelnut
There was not a stick in sight, and not a stone bigger than a hazelnut; but there was the rattler.
A Woman TenderfootGrace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
At the end of the first month (lunar) it is about the size of a hazelnut.
WomanWilliam J. Robinson
It was an enormous diamond, the size of a hazelnut and beautifully cut.
The Confessions of Arsne LupinMaurice Leblanc
This cabinet is called the Tribuna and in it is a pearl as big as an hazelnut.
The Diary of John Evelyn (Vol 1 of 2)John Evelyn
Put four ounces of butter in the pan and cook to the color of a hazelnut.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook BookVictor Hirtzler
hazelnut
- the nut of a hazel shrub, having a smooth shiny hard shellAlso called: filbert, (Brit) cobnut, (Brit) cob
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