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Definition of Stringiness
1. n. Quality of being stringy.
Definition of Stringiness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being stringy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stringiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stringiness
Literary usage of Stringiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bean Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Production and Marketing of Beans by Glenn Cyrus Sevey (1907)
"This relates to habits of plants, stringiness of pods, toughness and color of
... Stringiness in plants appears to be a dominant character in certain cases ..."
2. The Examination of Hydrocarbon Oils and of Saponifiable Fats and Waxes by David Holde (1915)
"Oils containing rubber make it evident by their peculiar behavior; they show a
tendency to stringiness on dripping from a glass rod, or between the fingers ..."
3. The Examination of Hydrocarbon Oils and of Saponifiable Fats and Waxes by David Holde (1922)
"Although the oil during the test was at times completely thrown away from the
shaft it always returned again to the bath because of its stringiness. ..."
4. Painters' Colours, Oils, and Varnishes: A Practical Manual by George Henry Hurst (1892)
"When sufficiently boiled the liquid has a certain amount of stringiness. When the
gum and oil are first mixed they will not string—that is, ..."
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