2. Adjective. Flavoured with nutmeg ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nutmeggy
1. like nutmeg [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nutmeggy
Literary usage of Nutmeggy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Apoplexy, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Cerebral Embolism, Cerebral by John A. Lidell (1873)
"The liver was enlarged, flabby, and nutmeggy. ... On cutting into the organ, its
substance was found to be somewhat nutmeggy and probably fatty. ..."
2. Diseases of the Liver, Gall-bladder and Bile-ducts by Humphry Davy Rolleston (1904)
"Microscopically the liver was typically nutmeggy and only showed slight replacement
fibrosis. The heart weighed 8 ounces, and was devoid of epicardial fat; ..."
3. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1903)
"There was ascites and considerable dyspnoea. The liver was " nutmeggy," weighing
42 ozs., and the spleen weighed 4^ ozs. ..."
4. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year (1849)
"The disease alleged was known as " Dr. Bright's disease " or " the nutmeggy liver."
The Lord Chief Justice told the jury that the owner of property who ..."
5. Lectures on the Principles and Practice of Physic Delivered at King's by Thomas Watson, David Francis Condie (1855)
"Again and again have I met with the nutmeggy liver, strongly marked, when there
was reason to believe that the possessor of it had never transgressed the ..."
6. Lectures on the Principles and Practice of Physic Delivered at King's by Thomas Watson, David Francis Condie (1850)
"And of this we had sufficient evidence before Mr. Kiernan's observations were
published. Again and again have I met with the nutmeggy liver, strongly marked ..."
Other Resources:
