Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The peculiar distorted and dwarfed condition of cotton, tobacco, corn, and other plants, due either to some fungus or to disturbed nutrition: often used synonymously for the mosaic disease. See mosaic, disease.
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- verb Present participle of
french .
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Examples
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For, if on the one hand the crop be too long delayed by drought, a fine cure is out of the question; while on the other hand, if there is rain enough, there is apt to be excess of it; and then begin all the diseases to which the plant is heir -- such as frenching, and firing, and spotting, and rusting, and shedding of the leaves.
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Happy Hour: Often-overlooked Obasan is worth a look for its $1 sushi Ask the Splendid Table: Is 'frenching' a rack of lamb necessary?
The Seattle Times 2010
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Happy Hour: Often-overlooked Obasan is worth a look for its $1 sushi Ask the Splendid Table: Is 'frenching' a rack of lamb necessary?
The Seattle Times 2010
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Racks are usually fancied up by stripping about 1 1/2 inches of meat, fat and connective tissue from the ends of the bones, which is called "frenching;" hold the frilly paper caps, please.
SFGate: Top News Stories Chro lbennett@sfchronicle.com (Lynne Char Bennett 2010
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Happy Hour: Often-overlooked Obasan is worth a look for its $1 sushi Ask the Splendid Table: Is 'frenching' a rack of lamb necessary?
The Seattle Times 2010
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Like if I can somehow manage to stomach a little bit of "frenching" with him my incipient crows feet will melt away.
unknown title 2009
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"frenching" a pork loin, cleaning the fat around the bones for better presentation.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Id open my mouth to reply but I was afraid i'd swallow my tongue, essentially frenching myself to death.
From the Bank to Heaven Michael Tusa 2011
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Poland being soon happy on the late semi-final car before 1974 slammed up the compartment frenching during the world cup in germany.
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He smelled like he'd been frenching elephants in his spare time!
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