2. Adjective. Liquid, with viscosity allowing to be poured, or solid with particles not strongly adhering to each other or the container. ¹
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Definition of Pourable
1. pour [adj] - See also: pour
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pourable
Literary usage of Pourable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Art of Dispensing: A Treatise on the Methods and Processes Involved in edited by Peter MacEwan (1901)
"Mr. W. Martindale sent us a pourable mixture made in this way ; but the original
correspondent, following his directions, could only get a jelly with fresh ..."
2. Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries by William Fordyce Mavor (1796)
"... pourable mention of the humanity with which they had been treated. Before their
arrival, it seems the Governor of Acapulco had returned an obliging ..."
3. The History of the Reformation of the Church of England by Gilbert Burnet (1829)
"PART great benefits which sometime I received at your grace's ho- ll- pourable
mother's benevolence (whose soul I doubt not but is in blissful felicity with ..."
4. The Speeches of the Right Honourable William Pitt, in the House of Commons by William Pitt, W. S. Hathaway (1808)
"The ho- ' pourable gentleman denies the truth of that principle which prescribes
any particular form of government, as that which is essential to freedom ..."
5. Essays: On Poetry and Music, as They Affect the Mind; on Laughter, and by James Beattie (1779)
"... pourable to our nature, and amiable in the of our fellow-creatures *.
Since Imitation is fo plentiful a fource of plea- fure, we need not wonder, ..."
6. Cleaning Up the Superfund Program: Hearing Before the Committee on edited by David M. McIntosh (1999)
"These drums contained glass bottles, some empty and some containing non-pourable
lab chemicals. Without Marisol's knowledge the transporter deposited these ..."
7. Marketing, Its Problems and Methods by Carson Samuel Duncan (1920)
"Salt is usually competed for on a price basis, although it has been possible to
give distinction to it by boxing it and making it pourable. ..."
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