mattery
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Away with your mattery sentences, Momus; they are too grave and wise for this meeting.
From The Poetaster by Jonson, Ben
At different points around, pimples form with mattery heads,—pustules they are called—while the glands on each side of the neck become swollen and tender.
From The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases by West, Charles
This saturated cotton acts as a suppository absorbing the mattery secretion and in that way relieves the congestion.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
There is pain, a slight swelling of the nose, and mattery exudation from both nose and eyes.
From The Domestic Cat by Stables, Gordon
In such a case the discharge originally is thick and mattery.
From The Dog by Dinks
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