consistence

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Thicken with sugar until the mixture attains the consistence of a light batter.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022

It is only safe to assume the peritoneal origin of extravasations of a rounded form, of a fluctuating consistence, and when they are situated high up and are disconnected from exudation at the pelvic brim.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Oats coarsely ground have been found very useful for young hogs, both in the form of wash with water, and when made of a somewhat thicker consistence.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

This ought at least to shake the implicit faith, that so many persons put in works which possess neither the consistence nor harmony required in ordinary writers.

From Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul by Annet, Peter

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