Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. 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.
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of french.
Examples
“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.”
“Happy Hour: Often-overlooked Obasan is worth a look for its $1 sushi Ask the Splendid Table: Is 'frenching' a rack of lamb necessary?”
“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.”
“frenching" a pork loin, cleaning the fat around the bones for better presentation.”
“Id open my mouth to reply but I was afraid i'd swallow my tongue, essentially frenching myself to death.”
“Poland being soon happy on the late semi-final car before 1974 slammed up the compartment frenching during the world cup in germany.”
“He smelled like he'd been frenching elephants in his spare time!”
“| Reply unfortunately they look like they are frenching”
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“There is also the excruciatingly embarrassing novella I penned as a teen, Butterflies, which I think actually uses the word “frenching” but not, you know, ironically.”
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