- a variation of consistency.
consistence
Example Sentences
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Thicken with sugar until the mixture attains the consistence of a light batter.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2022
When a paste is made of this consistence, the eggs are put into it, and may be kept fresh, it is said, for two years.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
A small quantity of powdered marshmallows is then stirred in, to make it of the consistence of thin gruel.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
Grume, grōōm, n. a thick consistence of fluid: a clot, as of blood.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
