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Definition of Almondy
1. almond [adj] - See also: almond
Lexicographical Neighbors of Almondy
Literary usage of Almondy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1859)
"It had an almondy, dry, bitter flavor, which rendered it of rare value to mix,
because I must clearly understand (and it was only fair to tell me) that ..."
2. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1859)
"It had an almondy, dry, bitter flavor, which rendered it of rare value to mix,
because I must clearly understand (and it was only fair to tell me) that ..."
3. Life, Letters, and Journals of Sir Charles Lyell, Bart by Charles Lyell (1881)
"Under a hot sun, the almondy scent of the flowers is very strong and delicious;
after rain there is no odour at all. The day I last wrote to you I was going ..."
4. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel: A History of a Father and Son by George Meredith (1917)
"... pressing an almondy finger-nail to one of the Aphorisms, which instanced how
age and adversity must clay-enclose us ere we can effectually resist' the ..."
5. Through Russia: From St. Petersburg to Astrakhan and the Crimea by Maria Guthrie, Katharine Blanche Guthrie (1874)
"Instead of inhaling the fumes of meat and vegetables in a close room, we were
surrounded by a sweet almondy• odour, and our eyes were charmed by the beauty ..."
6. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1900)
"... for till the year 1887, when, for the first time, I observed a white flower,
entirely rayless, dwarf in habit, and with most pronounced almondy perfume. ..."
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