Definition of Frumenties

1. Noun. (plural of frumenty) ¹

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Definition of Frumenties

1. frumenty [n] - See also: frumenty

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frumenties

fruitloop
fruitloopery
fruitloops
fruitness
fruits
fruits of the poisonous tree
fruitshop
fruitshops
fruitwood
fruitwoods
frum
frumentaceous
frumentary
frumentation
frumenties (current term)
frumenty
frump
frumped
frumper
frumperies
frumpers
frumpery
frumpier
frumpiest
frumpily
frumpiness
frumping
frumpish
frumpishly

Literary usage of Frumenties

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1904)
"... and the frumenties, — ' all-tempting Frumenty'; the wiggs and pasties; the eggs in moonshine; the conserves of red roses; the possets without end, ..."

2. My Cookery Books by Elizabeth Robins Pennell (1903)
"... and the frumenties, — " all-tempting Frumenty;" the wiggs and the pasties; the eggs in moonshine; the conserves of red roses; the possets without end, ..."

3. Assyria: Her Manners and Customs, Arts and Arms: Restored from Her Monuments by Philip Henry Gosse (1852)
"J From the Institutes of Menu and other Sanscrit writings we gather that the ancient Hindoos largely ate puddings and frumenties of boiled corn ..."

4. Shakespeare's Christmas and Other Stories by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1905)
"Where the hogs- puddings, the trifles, the custards, the frumenties ? Where the minstrels ? Where the dancing girls ? I have in these three hours swallowed ..."

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