Crossword-Solution: FLUMMERY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Flummery | n. | A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a sort of pap. |
| Flummery | n. | Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment; trash; unsubstantial talk of writing. |
We have 12 clues for the answer “FLUMMERY”
| Clue | Answers |
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| A sweet dish made of beaten eggs and sugar | 1 answer |
| DISH made with milk, flour, eggs, gelatine etc. | 1 answer |
| Empty compliments. | 1 answer |
| sweet dish | 5 answers |
| amphigory | 6 answers |
| claptrap | 27 answers |
| Jelly | 28 answers |
| BANANA oil | 50 answers |
| "Abracadabra!" | 54 answers |
| applesauce | 55 answers |
| Balderdash | 74 answers |
| Dish | 83 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
CEAMZE
Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with FLUMMERY (5)
The male is an enormous consumer of tobacco and whisky; the female has an inordinate love for flummery; both are fond of sardines, potted meats, and canned goods generally, and they indulge themselves without any other restraint than the refusal of their merchant to sell to them.
Then the Bridal Chamber--the animal that invented that idea was still alive and unhanged, at that day--Bridal Chamber whose pretentious flummery was necessarily overawing to the now tottering intellect of that hosannahing citizen.
This could not be done without an ample breakfast, in which cold meat and hot meat, and oatmeal flummery, wine and spirits, and milk varied by every possible mode of preparation, evinced the same desire to do honour to their guests which had been shown by the hospitable owners of the mansion upon the evening before.
The bill of fare being unfortunately lost, we can only mention a phoenix, roasted in its own flames, cold potted birds of paradise, ice-creams from the Milky-Way, and whip syllabubs and flummery from the Paradise of Fools, whereof there was a very great consumption.
What isn’t a day-dream is this: that you and I are going to put an end to flummery--and go!” “Go!” said Ann Veronica, clenching her hands.
Quotes with FLUMMERY (3)
It was important not to offend against the laws of magic. If a woman left you it was because you did not cast the right spell over her, or else because someone else cast a stronger enchantment than yours, or else because your marriage was cursed in such a way that it cut the ties of love between husband and wife. Why did So-and-so enjoy success in his businesses? Because he visited the right enchanter. There was a thing in the emperor that rebelled against all this flummery, …
Right, I totally forgot. I can’t wait to taste the flummery.”“I’m not sure if I want to know what that is,” Manning said.“It’s a sort of jelly, but made into a mold that is shaped like a castle or a tower or just a” — Debbie Mae wiggled one hand — “big wobbly thing. The ragout of veal will be a hit, I’m sure. And the Roman punch will have to be changed a little bit. It’s usually lemon water and hot syrup with a lot of rum.
'Fine dining.' I'd love to know who coined the term and whether they meant it to be as offputting as it is. The words evoke an idea of phoney refinement, of needless flummery, snooty waiters, and an atmosphere designed to intimidate the customer.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Newsday, NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1955–2005).