Almond
['ɑːmənd] or ['ɑmənd]
Definition
(noun.) oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree.
(noun.) small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California.
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Definition
(n.) The fruit of the almond tree.
(n.) The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.
(n.) Anything shaped like an almond.
(n.) One of the tonsils.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
This is a good omen. It has wealth in store. However, sorrow will go with it for a short while. If the almonds are defective, your disappointment in obtaining a certain wish will be complete until new conditions are brought about.
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Examples
- Dissolve the citric acid in hot water, add the sugar, and lastly the lemon and almonds. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Blanch the bitter almonds and bruise them in a Wedgwood mortar, adding thereto the glycerine and using the pestle vigorously; a smooth paste is thus obtained. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I ate olives, salted almonds and potato chips and looked at myself in civilian clothes in the mirror behind the bar. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I knew the barman and sat on a high stool and ate salted almonds and potato chips. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Tell me, does it smell like bitter almonds the way it always does in detective stories? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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