On the table, reposed a nut cake which she had baked that morning . . . a particularly toothsome concoction iced with pink icing and adorned with walnuts.
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Toothsome
//ˈtuθ.səm//
Synonyms for "toothsome" (146 found)
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Finnish
4 entries- al dente (al dente) adj (having a pleasing texture when bitten)
- hemaiseva adj (sexually attractive)
- kovankypsä adj (having a pleasing texture when bitten)
- napakka adj (having a pleasing texture when bitten)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
While those in charge of these schools have presented to their pupils excellent opportunities for the acquirement of dexterity in the preparation of toothsome and tempting viands, but little attention has been paid to the science of dietetics, or what might be termed the hygiene of cookery.
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"It's a lot nicer than going round by the road; that is so dusty and hot," said Diana practically, peeping into her dinner basket and mentally calculating if the three juicy, toothsome, raspberry tarts reposing there were divided among ten girls, how many bites each girl would have.
Source: wiktionary
‘I had the happy notion of adding an egg,’ Williams shouted back. ‘It poaches in the soup. Not unlike an Italian stracciatella. Singularly toothsome.[…]’
Source: wiktionary
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