- a variation of consistency.
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
I exclaimed as I jumped up from my chair, for my wife's words gave color and consistence to a dim and faint suspicion which had crossed my mind.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various
Add boiling water sufficient to make it of the consistence of thin gruel.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
The stools are often of a pappy consistence, and passed involuntarily in bed.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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