Almonds
[ɑ:məndz]
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. pl. 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.
Typed by Allan
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.
Typed by Allan