puckery
AmericanEtymology
Origin of puckery
Example Sentences
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Mrs. Wendleken made Alice sit in a bathtub full of baking-soda water so she wouldn’t scratch, and made her wear these white cotton gloves so she wouldn’t scratch, and when Alice came back to school, besides having puckery seersucker skin, she was still wearing the gloves.
From Literature
Red onions for their bite, scallions for their grassy brightness, pickled onions for a puckery jolt of acid.
From Salon
Wood: I do have a similar facial structure to John, but he had a small puckery cute mouth.
From Los Angeles Times
Three wines come chilled in filled-to-meniscus 8-ounce pours: Radley & Finch chenin blanc, mildly lemony-tart to cut the chicken fat, salve any spiciness and ready the maw for the next bite; Two Shepherds sparkling orange for a more puckery, citrus-rind pairing; and a sparkling red, also from Two Shepherds, for fans of a little astringent bitterness.
From Seattle Times
Roast chicken thighs with blueberries pack a bright, puckery punch.
From New York Times
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