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Meanings of farinaceous in English

Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency.

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      Resembling starch.

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            Usage of farinaceous in English
            1
            It contained partly-digested food, apparently consisting of cheese, potatoes and farinaceous powder.
            The Complete Jack the Ripper
            2
            The farinaceous matter afforded by each plant is very considerable, 500 lbs.
            The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom / Considered in...
            3
            The lungs are satisfied with a provision of vegetable and farinaceous food.
            In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
            4
            The result is, they know but little of farinaceous or vegetable food.
            Oowikapun, or, How the Gospel reached the Nelson River Indians
            5
            Fresh mutton or beef, a variety of vegetables, and a farinaceous pudding.
            Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children
            6
            We were, of course, very short of the farinaceous element in our diet.
            South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
            7
            Tell her not to eat farinaceous food and to avoid Levitan.
            Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends
            8
            The diet should be farinaceous, with milk, or as may be otherwise directed.
            The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease
            9
            The roots are very farinaceous, and, when cooked, are highly esteemed.
            The Field and Garden Vegetables of America / Containing Full Des...
            10
            It is entirely farinaceous, and, when properly ground and prepared, makes good bread.
            The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom / Considered in...
            11
            The Rodent varies his diet: to oily and farinaceous foods he adds the Snail.
            Bramble-Bees and Others
            12
            Their favourite food consists of the roots of aquatic plants, which are often farinaceous.
            The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North
            13
            Also that bread and farinaceous foods are all cut off.
            The Fun of Getting Thin: How to Be Happy and Reduce the Waist Li...
            14
            All farinaceous puddings should be cooked well, as then they are easier to digest.
            The Story of Crisco
            15
            Thick soups always include some farinaceous ingredients for thickening (flour, pea-flour, potato, etc.).
            The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed.
            16
            Only by the use of vegetable food, particularly farinaceous, can a permanent cure be assured.
            The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition
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