consistence

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Thicken with sugar until the mixture attains the consistence of a light batter.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022

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 Findlay, G. G.

In the former the larva is generally worm-like, of a soft and fleshy consistence, and furnished with a mouth, and often with six short legs attached in pairs to the three segments succeeding the head.

From On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by Lubbock, John, Sir

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 Webster, Noah

The granadilla bears a large, oblong fruit, with a thick, fleshy covering, and containing a most delicious pulpy consistence, of a slightly-acid flavour, with numerous flat seeds.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous