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| Baltimore oriole |
an orange and black North American songbird that builds finely woven, pendant nests. |
| bijou |
something small and finely wrought; elegant trinket. [1/2 definitions] |
| bladderwort |
any of a large group of mostly aquatic plants with small bladders on their finely divided leaves that trap their prey. |
| bombazine |
a finely woven twill cloth of silk or rayon with wool, often dyed black for use as mourning clothes. |
| carbon black |
any of various finely divided forms of carbon obtained from the incomplete burning of natural gas or petroleum oil, and used to make ink, pigments, and rubber, and as a filtering agent. |
| cigarette |
a short, narrow tube of thin paper containing finely cut, cured tobacco for smoking. |
| coconut palm |
a tall, tropical palm tree that has finely divided leaves and that bears coconuts. |
| colloid |
in chemistry, a suspension of a very finely ground or divided substance in a gas, liquid, or solid, such that suspended particles tend not to settle out. [2/3 definitions] |
| confectioners' sugar |
very finely powdered sugar with cornstarch added to prevent caking, used in making baked goods, candies, and the like. |
| crackleware |
ceramic, porcelain, or the like, with a finely cracked glaze or surface. |
| craze |
to become finely cracked, as a glazed surface. [1/6 definitions] |
| devil |
to prepare (food such as eggs or ham) by chopping finely and adding spicy seasoning. [1/8 definitions] |
| Dutchman's-breeches |
an herb of eastern North America with finely divided leaves and yellow, pink, or whitish double-spurred flowers. |
| duxelles |
a mixture of finely chopped mushrooms, shallots, and seasonings sautéed until all liquid has evaporated and used esp. in sauces and stuffings. |
| egg roll |
a thin flat square of egg dough that is folded like an envelope around finely chopped raw vegetables and shredded pork or shrimp, and then fried in deep fat. |
| espresso |
a strong coffee made by forcing pressurized steam through dark-roasted, finely ground coffee beans. |
| exquisite |
of exceptional beauty or charm; delicately or finely made. [1/4 definitions] |
| fine1 |
finely; into very small pieces. [1/11 definitions] |
| flour |
the finely ground meal or powder of wheat or other grain. [1/4 definitions] |
| forcemeat |
finely chopped or ground meat, fish, or poultry, often mixed with other foods that act as binders or seasoning, and used as a stuffing. |
| frond |
a long, finely divided leaf, as of a fern or certain palms. |
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