farinaceous
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Baked spaghetti and macaroni dishes are almost impossible to make, because farinaceous foods are either unobtainable or rationed to near zero.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
The colonel’s ponderous, farinaceous cheeks were tinted suddenly with glowing patches of enthusiasm.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
It is brown, the size of a chestnut, of a sweetish farinaceous nature, resembling in taste the common chestnut.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
Baking powder, a substitute for yeast, usually consisting of an acid, a carbonate, and a little farinaceous matter.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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