Furmity
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of frumenty. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"“I always like furmity; and so does Elizabeth-Jane; and so will you. It is nourishing after a long hard day.” […] The dull scrape of her large spoon was audible throughout the tent as she thus kept from burning the mixture of corn in the grain, flour, milk, raisins, currants, and what not, that composed the antiquated slop in which she dealt."
Example
More examples"“I always like furmity; and so does Elizabeth-Jane; and so will you. It is nourishing after a long hard day.” […] The dull scrape of her large spoon was audible throughout the tent as she thus kept from burning the mixture of corn in the grain, flour, milk, raisins, currants, and what not, that composed the antiquated slop in which she dealt."
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