figgy

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But its fig season here, so they look quite nice when sitting next to a freshly picked plain green figgy:

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  1. Full of figs or raisins: as, a figgy pudding. [Provincial English]
  2. Resembling figs; specifically, in soap-making, containing white granulations of stearate of potash. See figging. The quality of soft soap is thought to depend in some measure upon the existence of white particles diffused through the mass, producing the appearance called “figgy.” O'Neill, Dyeing and Calico Printing, p. 408.

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  • “How did yer like the figgy duff?” “Did the beef stick in yer ribs?” Such were the flowers of conversation. —  Prisoner for Blasphemy
  • For dessert, don't miss the sherry trifle, gingerbread cookies, spiced apple tarts, and figgy pudding, of course. —  Media Newswire
  • But its fig season here, so they look quite nice when sitting next to a freshly picked plain green figgy: —  Chocablog
  • The brewery told me that they've been experimenting with Belgian yeast strains, and this beer has more a figgy, dark-fruit sweetness and less sourness. —  BlueOregon
  • (As I'm a celebrity junkie, of course) 3: 17 PM figgy said ... —  Crazy Days and Nights
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