Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the appearance or character of a nutmeg.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Resembling a
nutmeg seed intaste orappearance . - adjective Flavoured with nutmeg
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Examples
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A favourite thing I did: sitting in Clapham common reading the weekend papers (transport delays caused by the floods meant we couldn't travel anywhere, so we were forced to relax), eating a deliciously buttery spinach tartlet, with just the right amount of nutmeggy egg.
August 2007 2007
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I love nutmeg, McDs' seasonal nutmeggy eggnog well, eggnog-flavored milkshake is surprisingly good, ...and it surely is an act of folly to consume too many of them!
365: What's "safe"? Fresca 2009
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A favourite thing I did: sitting in Clapham common reading the weekend papers (transport delays caused by the floods meant we couldn't travel anywhere, so we were forced to relax), eating a deliciously buttery spinach tartlet, with just the right amount of nutmeggy egg.
Rainy day 2007
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It's immediately joined by the smell of fresh sheets, then gets a little dirty, with an edge of cumin, with that same nutmeggy vanilla.
Archive 2007-11-01 Marina Geigert 2007
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It starts with a father fatty nutmeggy amber, with discernible coriander.
Double Perfume Review: Frapin Caravelle Epicee, Esprit de Fleurs, Passion Boisee and Terre de Sarment Marina Geigert 2007
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It starts with a father fatty nutmeggy amber, with discernible coriander.
Archive 2007-11-01 Marina Geigert 2007
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It's immediately joined by the smell of fresh sheets, then gets a little dirty, with an edge of cumin, with that same nutmeggy vanilla.
Double Perfume Review: Frapin Caravelle Epicee, Esprit de Fleurs, Passion Boisee and Terre de Sarment Marina Geigert 2007
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It has the property of throwing up the threads of the pine and the nutmeggy parts of the maple without impairing seriously the clearness of the grain under the varnish.
The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. Horace Petherick 1879
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Alongside clouds of nutmeggy mashed potatoes and a nicely tart salad, he served us beautifully bronzed veal escalopes, coated with breadcrumbs, parsley and garlic.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Bee Wilson 2012
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They rose very well and have a nice nutmeggy flavour.
Dewey's Treehouse 2010
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