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Meanings of stringy in inglés
(Of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew.
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Examples for "fibrous"
Examples for "fibrous"
1
The fibrous material found in rolled oats consists almost entirely of cellulose.
2
A case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung is reported.
3
Two cases of solitary fibrous tumor of the spinal cord are described.
4
Accurate determination of a threshold greyscale level representing fibrous tissue is critical.
5
This is a mass of fibrous tissue originating from a subcutaneous source.
1
A sinewy form in the shadows of the pines appeared and disappeared.
2
He had noticed more than once the sinewy fingers of the Chinaman.
3
I was tough and sinewy, and knew not the meaning of luxury.
4
Or at the monster: a tall, sinewy thing, but definitely not human.
5
His muscles, in spite of his fifty-four years, were strong and sinewy.
1
There was still some unchewable matter in her mouth, and the parched syllables came with difficulty.
Usage of stringy in inglés
1
The stringy, yet short, dark-skinned Mawikizi returned the salute with a smile.
2
Teddy stirred his food, some kind of shepherd's pie, the meat stringy.
3
The proprietor was sixty years old, perhaps; gray, stooped, stringy of neck.
4
The patio was but a little square of dust and stringy grass.
5
The owner of the restaurant was a queer little, grey-faced, stringy fellow.
6
The turnip only creates flatulency when it is soft, porous, and stringy.
7
We ate a meager dinner of hard cheese and stringy dried beef.
8
He started to run after her through the stringy and clumpy grass.
9
Next, a procession of men, disguised in stringy bark fibre, drew near.
10
Nutritious, but with a stringy texture, and not as tasty as fruit.
11
Her hair, a stringy bush at home, appeared a miracle of coiffure.
12
Wear an earring, silk lined overcoats, a stringy ponytail, shades at dusk.
13
They sort of shrink up on yer an' git faded an' stringy.
14
I grab her blond stringy hair and drag her toward the window.
15
He's a bit on the stringy side, but I like his face.
16
She was an old thing with stringy hair and a greasy apron.
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