dessertful
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4ADJ.
animal
VERB + DESSERTFUL
drink, mix, say
DESSERTFUL + NOUN
crackers, salt, syrup
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
Synonym of dessertspoonful.
Mix a dessertful of syrup with a beaten egg and a full teacupful of milk.
Bake in a moderate oven for half an hour, more or less — depending on the size— then, keeping the breast hot, put the gravy into a saucepan, add a soupçon of Worcester Sauce, half a glass of Madeira or Port, and a dessertful of liquid mango chutney;
adj
Appropriate for dessert.
As the guests digested it, some with incredulity, some with amusement barely concealed, Kathleen Berkeley's voice — harsh with embarrassment — was heard to say, "What a dessertful delight."
Be that as it may, no amount of dessertful animal crackers, though they should jump through hoops, can ever truly satisfy the spiritual needs of a growing Christian!
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5Mix a dessertful of syrup with a beaten egg and a full teacupful of milk.
WiktionaryBake in a moderate oven for half an hour, more or less — depending on the size— then, keeping the breast hot, put the gravy into a saucepan, add a soupçon of Worcester Sauce, half a glass of Madeira o
WiktionaryIf poison has been swallowed (a) if he is conscious and the pharyngeal reflex is present, the fauces are stimulated with the finger or he is given salt water to drink (one dessertful of salt to a tumb
WiktionaryAs the guests digested it, some with incredulity, some with amusement barely concealed, Kathleen Berkeley's voice — harsh with embarrassment — was heard to say, "What a dessertful delight."
WiktionaryBe that as it may, no amount of dessertful animal crackers, though they should jump through hoops, can ever truly satisfy the spiritual needs of a growing Christian!
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