The narrow, dark stairs are gaumy with paste, and everywhere open barrels of the mixture gave out the sickening, sour odor that is always in the nostrils of the workers.
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Gaumy
/[ˈɡɔː.mi]/
Synonyms for "gaumy" (31 found)
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And Fothergil Finch, rather gaumy With Cosmic cosmetics, was there, But the Swami went just as the Swami, After oiling the kinks in his hair. I said to Hermione: "Goddess! You're graceful, you're Greek, you're a rose, […]"
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Far from being gaumy with pitch, they looked rather remarkably smooth and well manicured.
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