consistence
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Thicken with sugar until the mixture attains the consistence of a light batter.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2022
Below this cuticle is the rete mucosum, a soft structure; its fibres having scarcely more consistence than mucilage, and being with great difficulty separated from the skin beneath.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
The consistence of foreknowledge with free-will is an enigma which the apostle did not attempt to solve.
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by G. G. Findlay
To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
Another kind of plate glass, called "patent rolled plate," is made by ladling out from a pot molten glass in the proper state of consistence.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by L. Arnoux