Definition of Furmenty

1. Noun. frumenty ¹

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Definition of Furmenty

1. frumenty [n -TIES] - See also: frumenty

Lexicographical Neighbors of Furmenty

furler
furlers
furless
furlessness
furlike
furlined
furling
furlong
furlongs
furlough
furloughed
furloughing
furloughs
furls
furmenties
furmenty (current term)
furmeties
furmety
furmint
furmints
furmities
furmity
furnace
furnace lining
furnace room
furnaced
furnacelike
furnacemen's cataract
furnaces
furnacing

Literary usage of Furmenty

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Foods by Edward Smith (1876)
"... or furmenty, either for daily use, or to celebrate the harvest-home. It is prepared by steeping the new wheat in water, and placing the pan in an oven, ..."

2. Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher by Charles Madison Curry (1921)
"bellowed the cook; and away poured the king's nice furmenty into the kennel. ... When the king sent for him, he forgave him for throwing down the furmenty. ..."

3. British Popular Customs, Present and Past: Illustrating the Social and by Thomas Firminger Thiselton Dyer (1900)
"The iliff of the manor provides furmenty and mustard, ... The steward first pays respect to ie furmenty, by taking a large spoonful ; the bailiff has the ..."

4. The Sanitarian by Medico-Legal Society of New York (1888)
""WHOLE WHEAT," furmenty AND HOMINY. — Dr. Ephraim Cutter, of New York, contributed a paper not long ago to the Albany Medical Annals on " Cleaned Whole ..."

5. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1858)
"... was boiled and sliced in the furmenty if fresh, but by itself if salted. ... Take almond milk and [mix] with water, and make thy furmenty therewith, ..."

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