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Sentence Examples A favourite flower for the bouquet's centre was the amazon lily, which had white waxy blooms. Although he was still warm to the touch, he had a waxy appearance which suggested a lack of oxygen. There, among the white waxy flowers, she saw a small, snow-white moth with grayish hind wings. Dishes of sliced waxy potatoes baked with cheese are popular all over the Alps. If you find a white, fluffy, waxy material on the undersides of leaves or in the leaf axils, your plant has mealybugs. Also known as the Jersey Royal, this is a waxy salad potato famed for its distinctive flavour. They were passing through a grove of low trees now, with drifts of creamy blossom and the waxy green leaves of citrus trees. Frostbitten skin initially turns red, then it takes on a whitish, waxy appearance. Kipflers are wonderful, waxy, yellow-fleshed potatoes that were first identified in Germany. In other cases akinesia, dyskinesia, waxy flexibility, and cogwheeling may occur instead of or in addition to the classic rigidity. Pink fir apple potatoes are waxy, knobbly potatoes that are available from specialist food shops. The leaf surfaces of lady's mantle are covered with small hairs, in addition to a waxy coating. Potatoes, whether served mashed, boiled or chipped, flowery or waxy, are integral parts of Irish diet and culture. Then I tried to peel it and realised that I had been writing on the waxy reverse, not on the sticker side. When you put it in your tea you have little waxy bits floating at the top of the mug. These form rosettes of waxy evergreen leaves and star-shaped summer flowers. Ear stoplets made of a waxy material can be molded to fit the shape of your auditory canal. The branched stems are waxy with purple blotches and are hollow between nodes. After you wood burn, use a nylon pot scrubber to get rid of the waxy residue and give the gourd a more professional look. Many of the tok-tokkies prevent evaporation of water from their bodies by producing a waxy coating that keeps the water in. Show More Sentences The hard sheath over the beetle's wings has a waxy surface dotted with tiny nonwaxy bumps. This waxy layer forms the grape's typically whitish surface, called the bloom. Intensely fragrant, waxy white blossoms emerge on stems as tall as 3 feet above grassy basal foliage and tuberous roots. They're made from waxy tumbled leather, which is strategically perforated for extra breathability. This stunning, deep, ripe, fruity, toasty waxy vintage bubbly is a rare Easter treat. In early spring, white-flowering bulbous cress and waxy yellow swamp buttercup provide bright splashes on the forest floor. And remember, treat oily or waxy stains first, then treat protein, tannin and dye stains. Shrubs with waxy leaves, such as camellias, gardenias and ixoras always look fresh and composed. Carbon paper is thin tissue, which has been carbonized with a hot melt application of a waxy base and pigment, usually black or blue. For example, thick, waxy, succulent leaves indicate arid environments in which the plant must conserve water. Sly has traded in his exploding arrows for a chocolate milk mustache, his waxy steroidism for cutesy cloddishness. Base oils contain hydrocarbons that tend to crystallize into waxy materials at low temperatures. The waxy cuticle of this plant epidermis is there to help keep the plant from drying out. Finally, mosses may, like higher plants, also have a waxy cuticle and stomata to help control evaporation. One plant we should see more of is Rubus biflorus, the ornamental bramble, whose prickly stems are covered in a white, waxy bloom. There was a nice waxy potato and onion gratin, stir-fried savoy cabbage, sweet roast carrots, quite an acceptable courgette, and mangetout. The skin or epidermis that surround the stomata secretes a waxy cuticle that inhibits the evaporation of water from the epidermal area of the leaf. The waxy white flowers of citrus fruits are produced from January onwards, with many varieties having a delicious fragrance capable of filling a small conservatory. Cholesterol is a white, waxy substance found in all animal tissues. Their faces were waxy, white and drawn, their eyes open and blank. Show More Sentences It continued with a thick steak of char-grilled tuna, sitting on a warm, waxy potato and anchovy salad, the heat of the fish wilting some pert baby spinach. He views fungicides, bactericides, insecticides, and herbicides flowing through the waxy peaks and valleys of the leaf surface, just as water flows on planet Earth. The trapped bees try to escape from the flowers by climbing the sepals, but escape is made even more difficult by the slippery waxy sepal surface. Their faces were waxy and pallid in the glow of the torchlight. His yellowish-white jowls drooped, giving him a waxy appearance. He'd lost a lot of weight and his skin looked grey and waxy. The candles had burnt away to waxy stumps and the battery in one of the lamps had died through the night leaving her side sunk into darkness and gloom. It begins with me being nudged awake by a waxy moon spilling silver-white light through the window as I sucked my thumb. A police spokesman said the fake notes can be identified by their feel, as they will appear limp, waxy or shiny, unlike regular notes, which should be crisp. Lipsticks, glosses, foundations and any other cosmetics with a greasy or wet feel tend to only last a year before they begin to smell waxy and rancid. In 1933, while researching the effects of high pressure on chemical reactants, a fellow scientist managed to produce a waxy solid from ethylene and benzaldehyde. Water striders are covered stem to stem and toe to toe with a layer of tiny, waxy, feathery hairs in which countless minuscule air bubbles are trapped. The long lasting floral bunches with sparkling waxy bracts in different shades of pink, and the yellow margined red corolla are best suited for cut flowers. Slowly, he raised his waxy head and fixed me with his glassy eyes. A group of ducks were bobbing off to the right, dipping their heads beneath the surface and returning seconds later, with beads of water rolling off their waxy feathers. The combination of strands of softly cooked skate flesh and slices of waxy potatoes is a deeply pleasing one. A type of rice grown in the Far East known as glutinous or sticky rice contains no proteinatious gluten and owes its sticky nature to a waxy carbohydrate. To the right and left, a waxy black layer has been scraped away in an intricate network of boxy lines, revealing an airy green and blue underlayer. A record would spend years in larval form as an acetate, the big waxy master from which copies were made. Waxy starch gels form a paste at lower temperatures, swell with more water than regular or partially waxy starches, and don't lose water during freezing and thawing. Show More Sentences In addition to her waxy Prince William, Rubell will also show a new series of Drinking Paintings in London. The world of competitive bodybuilding, and Gov. Schwarzenegger, owed its waxy life to androgens. This one combines waxy, appley flavours with a hint of tropical fruit. The cystic gravel assumes a crystalline, and as it were a waxy appearance. Also judge their ripeness by the waxy feel of the surface, like regular honeydew. Nocardia appear as either buff or pigmented, waxy cerebriform colonies or are chalky white if aerial hyphae are produced. Paper mills use starches from various sources, such as regular corn, waxy maize, tapioca, potato, and wheat. In addition to the presence of the characteristic waxy stereoptins, it contains predominantly citronellol, geraniol and nerol. I often use the mealy type for vinaigrette-based dressings because they do absorb, and waxy for mayonnaise concoctions because they do not. A chewing gum comprising a mixture of snuff and a masticable waterproof waxy body, solid at ordinary temperatures. To prevent desiccation of plant tissues in a terrestrial environment, a waxy cuticle covering the soft tissue of the plant provides protection. In Brocchinia, the urn is a specialised insect trap, with a loose, waxy lining and a population of digestive bacteria. With our snotsicles and waxy cheeks, our breaths' plumes and hulking silhouettes, we may look like members of Scott's last expedition. Massaged into the pet's coat, it abrades the waxy shell of fleas, ticks and mites, causing them to die from dehydration. Analysis showed the substance was comprised of waxy fats called cuticular lipids secreted by insects to regulate water loss. Escolar has high content of waxy esters that is likely to cause a special form of food poisoning called gempylotoxism or gempylid fish poisoning. Unlike sticks and gels, Dry Spray Antiperspirant leaves no waxy or goopy residue and is dry from the moment it touches the skin. Also look out for plants with thick or waxy leaves, like aeoniums and agaves, or leaf hairs which make them look grey, such as phlomis. Unusually the resting buds become covered in a white waxy coating nicknamed polar caps. The linings of most pitcher plants are covered in a loose coating of waxy flakes which are slippery for insects, causing them to fall into the pitcher. Show More Sentences She knew how to tease beauty out of waxy rock, and to experience her rutabaga casserole was to partake of a miracle of transformation rivalling the one that killed my prince. Ambergris is a solid waxy waste product from its digestive system. Unlike some waxy shine intensifiers that leave your hair with more grease than gloss, this gives your hair brilliant shine without making it look over-styled. Amphibiville, a community of jumping tomatoes, firebellies, waxy monkeys, hellbenders, and mudpuppies, will showcase some of the world's most unique and rare species. African bull frogs, waxy monkey frogs, giant African land snails and tamandua tree anteaters were among the creatures which had their vital statistics recorded yesterday. A nice crisp Cox's Orange Pippin, Bramley or D'Arcy Spice is better than any shiny, waxy, bright green offering from far flung parts of the globe. Elaphoglossum amygdalifolium also differs from the general form of the genus by lacking both marginal rhizoids on the thallus and waxy caps on the hairs. Examples from Classical Literature A solid, waxy soap was from evaporating a mixture of goat fat, water, and ash high in potassium carbonate. Spermaceti, the solid waxy body carried round in the cachalot's head in solution, is a valuable whale-product. And I went and put the fowls in instead of the dog, and he was waxy, so I had to knock a quid off. The epispore acquires a waxy consistence by this pigmentation, so that it may be detached in granules. Bombycilla japonica thus may be close to the ancestral condition in the waxwing stock in the development of the waxy appendage. If you insist on leaving the dog unshorn, try spraying those areas with a non-stick spray like Pam, or a waxy balm like Musher's Secret. His face changed from its copper color to a dull, waxy yellow. Above all, we wanted some waxy matter with which to experiment. I'd like to tell mamma to try it, only she'd be sure to get waxy. And as for this waxy stuff spread over the talc, it's unique. It would cheer him up more than anything if I could make him a little waxy with me. Add the waxy potatoes and simmer for 30 minutes check for seasoning and add parsley. The stem is fleshy, fibrous, sometimes waxy, continuous with the pileus. Inside was a green paste, waxy in lustre, the odour curiously heavy and persistent. There were creepers hanging from the upper branches, and the bells of the flowers of the creepers, great waxy white things like convolvuluses, hung down fast asleep. Find more words! 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