white stock
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Like good old Béchamel, Velouté begins with a white roux, but then it gets mixed with white stock made from fish, chicken, or veal.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2022
Evans Spencer Wall, about 40, born in Mississippi of good white stock on the edge of the swamp country, rolled from job to job* newsgatherer, plantation manager, railroad worker, deckhand, taxidriver.
From Time Magazine Archive
The same lawn and lace cravat developed into more of a plain white stock, with a frilled shirt-front.
From Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers by Hughes, Talbot
He had a white stock and shirt-frill and a white fore paw.
From Modern Essays by Ayres, Harry Morgan
Her hair was gathered under her hat, her throat was clasped by a white stock.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert
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