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Definition of Frumenties
1. frumenty [n] - See also: frumenty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frumenties
Literary usage of Frumenties
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1904)
"... and the frumenties, — ' all-tempting Frumenty'; the wiggs and pasties; the
eggs in moonshine; the conserves of red roses; the possets without end, ..."
2. My Cookery Books by Elizabeth Robins Pennell (1903)
"... and the frumenties, — " all-tempting Frumenty;" the wiggs and the pasties;
the eggs in moonshine; the conserves of red roses; the possets without end, ..."
3. Assyria: Her Manners and Customs, Arts and Arms: Restored from Her Monuments by Philip Henry Gosse (1852)
"J From the Institutes of Menu and other Sanscrit writings we gather that the
ancient Hindoos largely ate puddings and frumenties of boiled corn ..."
4. Shakespeare's Christmas and Other Stories by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1905)
"Where the hogs- puddings, the trifles, the custards, the frumenties ? Where the
minstrels ? Where the dancing girls ? I have in these three hours swallowed ..."
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