shortening
noun
butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.
shortenings
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pluralof shortening.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Fats and shortenings are absolutely critical to pies,” says Ernest Miller, research and development chef at Coast Packing Co., a major supplier of animal fats and shortenings for cooking, baking and frying based in Vernon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2017
Anna Wierzbicka, a linguistics professor at the Australian National University, has said the country’s love affair with such shortenings reflects cherished ideals like “mateship,” humor, informality and a dislike for “long words.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2017
“You must like to decipher lousy handwriting, shortenings and a text without punctuation. You have to know the vocabulary of the 19th century,” Kutzer said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 2, 2017
Last year vegetable shortenings and other lard substitutes required no less than 52,450,000 lb. of soybean oil, compared to a 1934 consumption of 2,735,000 lb.
From Time Magazine Archive
In longer words the usual shortenings are made, as in 'frivolous', 'ridiculous'.
From Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin by John Sargeaunt
