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"Products that lack an antioxidant or preservative are likely to develop rancidity in the oil," he wrote, "and that can be metallic, fishy, painty, or stale-nut-like depending on the recipe."
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2021
Yes," she said; "by all means let us leave these painty pictures, and we will have a chat; you shall tell me of your wanderings.
From A Comedy of Masks A Novel by Dowson, Ernest Christopher
Miss Desprey laughed, touched her ruffled hair with painty fingers, blushed, and mused.
From The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Vorst, Marie Van
The moment he inhaled the gassy, painty, dusty odour behind the scenes, he breathed like a prisoner set free, and felt within him the possibility of doing or saying splendid, brilliant things.
From Youth and the Bright Medusa by Cather, Willa Sibert
Gazette.—I should think you ought to find painty bits—within walking distance—say—right or left ten miles?
From 'Phiz' (Hablot Knight Browne), a Memoir. by Kitton, Fred. G.
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