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farinaceous
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Definition:1. Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.2. Having a floury texture; grainy.text from Wiktionary, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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The Colonel's ponderous, farinaceous cheeks were tinted suddenly with glowing patches of enthusiasm.
Joseph Heller. Catch-22, p.190 (1961)
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He had no need to be strict with himself, as he had very quickly been brought down to the required light weight; but still he had to avoid gaining flesh, and so he eschewed farinaceous and sweet dishes.
Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (Translated by Constance Garnett)
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Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be.
Charles Dickens. Great Expectations (1861)
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The low bone-cruncher, whose hot wrath pursued
The scratching sneak, that waged eternal feud
With long-tailed burglar, who his lips would smack
On farinaceous wealth, that filled the halls of Jack.
Anonymous. The Modern House That Jack Built
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