Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being edible; suitableness for being eaten.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Suitableness for being eaten; edibleness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
suitability for use asfood
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the property of being fit to eat
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Examples
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The value of blogging in providing an outlet to test the edibility of half-baked ideas has become very clear to me now.
Archive 2009-01-01 AYDIN 2009
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It is the longissimus dorsi muscle — the vaunted backstrap — that aids the deer in its soaring bounds, its nitrogen - powered, zero-to-see-ya-later speeds, and its incomparable edibility.
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It is the longissimus dorsi muscle — the vaunted backstrap — that aids the deer in its soaring bounds, its nitrogen - powered, zero-to-see-ya-later speeds, and its incomparable edibility.
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I always thought of it eluding to edibility even for things that were not edible but the definition did not mention edible.
Jean's Knitting Jean 2009
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Annie said ... your blog is so much fun to read. i love all things spicy and, being a northerner, have never had things like real chorizo. i noted that you said to remove the seeds before pureeing the peppers. is that an edibility issue or a heat thing? thank you so much for sharing a style of cooking i would never have known much about.
Making my own Mexican chorizo | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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The annual gala put on by the Brooklyn Museum featured works by artist Jennifer Rubell that were notable for their scale and of course their edibility.
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"Keep Calm and Wobble On" is this competition's tag line, where designers compete in categories such as aesthetics, edibility/culinary appear and sculptural ingenuity.
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In that case, we will be testing the edibility of the fish in the lake.
Financial crisis 2008
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The annual gala put on by the Brooklyn Museum featured works by artist Jennifer Rubell that were notable for their scale and of course their edibility.
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The annual gala put on by the Brooklyn Museum featured works by artist Jennifer Rubell that were notable for their scale and of course their edibility.
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