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# aufheben
## German
### Etymology

From auf- +‎ heben.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaʊ̯fˌheːbən/, [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌheːbm̩], [-bən]
* Audio:(file)
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* Hyphenation: auf‧he‧ben

### Verb

aufheben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present hebt auf, past tense hob auf or (archaic) hub auf, past participle aufgehoben, past subjunctive höbe auf or (archaic) hübe auf, auxiliary haben)
* to pick up (something lying on the ground)
    Synonyms: aufsammeln, auflesen
    Er hob seinen Hut wieder auf, der ihm vom Kopf geweht wurde.He picked his hat back up, which had been blown off his head.
* (often with reflexive dative) to keep something for the future (emphasis on not throwing away)
    Synonym: aufbewahren
    Ein Brötchen hab ich schon gegessen und das andere heb ich mir für später auf.I’ve already eaten one breadroll and the other one I keep for later.
    Sie hat all unsere Spielsachen bis heute aufgehoben.She's kept all of our old toys to this day.
* to abolish (rule, law, etc.)
    Synonym: abschaffen (broader)
    Die Prohibition wurde aufgehoben.Prohibition was abolished.
* to sublate (preserve and cancel simultaneously)

#### Usage notes

* There is little if any room for confusion between the senses “keep” and “abolish” since the former is used with material things and the latter with immaterial things.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Archaic. $^2$Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
$^1$Archaic. $^2$Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

#### Derived terms

* Aufheben, Aufheber, Aufhebung
* aufhebend, aufgehoben

### Further reading

* “aufheben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “aufheben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “aufheben” in Duden online
* “aufheben” in OpenThesaurus.de
* aufheben on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
# aufheiternd
## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaʊ̯fˌhaɪ̯tɐnt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: auf‧hei‧ternd

### Participle

aufheiternd
* present participle of aufheitern

### Adjective

aufheiternd (strong nominative masculine singular aufheiternder, comparative aufheiternder, superlative am aufheiterndsten)
* cheering, encouraging
* brightening, clearing (of weather)

#### Declension
### References

* “aufheiternd” in Duden online
* “aufheiternd” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
# audzēsim
## Latvian
### Verb

audzēsim
* inflection of audzēt:
** first-person plural future indicative
** first-person plural imperative
# aufugientes
## Latin
### Participle

aufugientēs
* nominative/accusative/vocative masculine/feminine plural of aufugiēns
# aufugiendos
## Latin
### Participle

aufugiendōs
* accusative masculine plural of aufugiendus
# autentiquemos
## Portuguese
### Verb

autentiquemos
* inflection of autenticar:
** first-person plural present subjunctive
** first-person plural imperative

## Spanish
### Verb

autentiquemos
* inflection of autenticar:
** first-person plural present subjunctive
** first-person plural imperative
# ausgerollt
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Participle

ausgerollt
* past participle of ausrollen
# augmentabimus
## Latin
### Verb

augmentābimus
* first-person plural future active indicative of augmentō
# augmentabimini
## Latin
### Verb

augmentābiminī
* second-person plural future passive indicative of augmentō
# aureofaciens
## Translingual
### Etymology

Latin aureus + faciēns (literally “making golden”)

### Adjective

aureofaciens m or f or n
* Used as a specific epithet.

#### Derived terms

* Pseudomonas aureofaciens
* Streptomyces aureofaciens

#### Related terms

* aerofaciens
* ambofaciens
# aureochrome
## English
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

aureochrome (plural aureochromes)
* A photoreceptor required for photomorphogenesis in stramenopiles
# auguratura
## Latin
### Participle

augurātūra
* inflection of augurātūrus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Participle

augurātūrā
* ablative feminine singular of augurātūrus
# auguraturae
## Latin
### Participle

augurātūrae
* inflection of augurātūrus:
** nominative/vocative feminine plural
** genitive/dative feminine singular
# ausgelassenem
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Participle

ausgelassenem
* strong dative masculine/neuter singular of ausgelassen
# autisminkirjo
## Finnish
### Etymology

autismin +‎ kirjo

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑu̯tisminˌkirjo/, [ˈɑ̝u̯t̪is̠miŋˌk̟irjo̞]
* Rhymes: -irjo
* Syllabification: au‧tis‧min‧kir‧jo

### Noun

autisminkirjo
* autism spectrum

#### Declension

Possessive forms of autisminkirjo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :

### Further reading

* “autisminkirjo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
# autismit
## Finnish
### Noun

autismit
* nominative plural of autismi

### Anagrams

* tuimasti
# augustandos
## Latin
### Participle

augustandōs
* accusative masculine plural of augustandus
# augustande
## Latin
### Participle

augustande
* vocative masculine singular of augustandus
# auricolari
## Italian
### Noun

auricolari m
* plural of auricolare
# autobiographical
## English
### Alternative forms

* autobiographic

### Etymology

From autobiography +‎ -ical.

### Pronunciation

* (Canada) IPA: /ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/
* (UK) IPA: /ˌɔː.təˌbaɪ.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk.əl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Adjective

autobiographical (comparative more autobiographical, superlative most autobiographical)
* Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.

#### Derived terms

* autobiographicalize
* autobiographically
* autobiographicalness
* highly superior autobiographical memory
* nonautobiographical
* pseudo-autobiographical
* quasi-autobiographical
* semi-autobiographical
* semiautobiographical
* superior autobiographical memory

#### Related terms

* autobiografiction
* autobiography
* autobiopic
* biographical
# autobiographers
## English
### Noun

autobiographers
* plural of autobiographer
# auspicetur
## Latin
### Verb

auspicētur
* third-person singular present active subjunctive of auspicor
# auspicere
## Latin
### Verb

auspicēre
* second-person singular present active subjunctive of auspicor
# ausschilderest
## German
### Verb

ausschilderest
* second-person singular dependent subjunctive I of ausschildern
# ausschildernde
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Participle

ausschildernde
* inflection of ausschildernd:
** strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
** strong nominative/accusative plural
** weak nominative all-gender singular
** weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
# ausschildernd
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Participle

ausschildernd
* present participle of ausschildern
# austeram
## Latin
### Adjective

austēram
* accusative feminine singular of austērus
# austenizzazione
## Italian
### Noun

austenizzazione f (plural austenizzazioni)
* austenitizing
# ausloggtet
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

ausloggtet
* inflection of ausloggen:
** second-person plural dependent preterite
** second-person plural dependent subjunctive II
# autoconservaciones
## Spanish
### Noun

autoconservaciones f pl
* plural of autoconservación
# auswertbarem
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

auswertbarem
* strong dative masculine/neuter singular of auswertbar
# auswertbare
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

auswertbare
* inflection of auswertbar:
** strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
** strong nominative/accusative plural
** weak nominative all-gender singular
** weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
# ausserordentlicher
## German
### Adjective

ausserordentlicher
* inflection of ausserordentlich:
** strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
** strong genitive/dative feminine singular
** strong genitive plural
# autat
## Finnish
### Verb

autat
* second-person singular present indicative of auttaa

### Anagrams

* -uttaa, tauta
# australianus
## Latin
### Etymology

From Austrālia +‎ -ānus, from Terra Austrālis (“southern land”), from auster (“the south wind”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /au̯s.traː.liˈaː.nus/, [äu̯s̠t̪räːlʲiˈäːnʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /au̯s.tra.liˈa.nus/, [äu̯st̪räliˈäːnus]

### Adjective

austrāliānus (feminine austrāliāna, neuter austrāliānum); first/second-declension adjective
* Australian

#### Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

#### Synonyms

* austrāliēnsis
* austrālicus
* austrālis
# australiar
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

australiar m (definite singular australiaren, indefinite plural australiarar, definite plural australiarane)
* Australian (person)

#### Related terms

* Australia
* australsk
# auteurists
## English
### Noun

auteurists
* plural of auteurist
# autfit
## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* outfit (Croatia, Bosnia)

### Etymology

From English outfit.

### Noun

àutfīt m (Cyrillic spelling а̀утфӣт)
* outfit

### References

* “autfit” in Hrvatski jezični portal
# autofinançait
## French
### Verb

autofinançait
* third-person singular imperfect indicative of autofinancer
# autofinançassiez
## French
### Verb

autofinançassiez
* second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of autofinancer
# autogestionaria
## Spanish
### Adjective

autogestionaria
* feminine singular of autogestionario
# autogestionaran
## Spanish
### Verb

autogestionaran
* only used in se autogestionaran, third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of autogestionarse
# autogestionaras
## Spanish
### Verb

autogestionaras
* only used in te autogestionaras, second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of autogestionarse
# auto-redirection
## English
### Noun

auto-redirection (plural auto-redirections)
* Alternative form of autoredirection
# autokontrola
## Polish
### Etymology

From auto- +‎ kontrola. First attested in 1902.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /awtɔkɔnˈtrɔla/
* Rhymes: -ɔla
* Syllabification: au‧to‧kon‧tro‧la

### Noun

autokontrola f
* (literary) self-control
    Synonym: samokontrola

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Towarzystwo Literackie imienia Adama Mickiewicza, Instytut Badań Literackich (Polska Akademia Nauk) (1902) Pamiętnik literacki‎, volume 94, numbers 1-2, Zakład im. Ossolińskich, page 57: “ […] Obecność intelektualizmu i fantastyki, literatury i dokumentu, autokontroli i bezpośredniości, wielowarstwowość dzieła, skomplikowane przekroje – znajdują […]”
* ↑ autokontrola in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

### Further reading

* autokontrola in Polish dictionaries at PWN
# autokoulu
## Finnish
### Etymology

auto +‎ koulu

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑu̯toˌkou̯lu/, [ˈɑ̝u̯t̪o̞ˌko̞u̯lu]
* Rhymes: -oulu
* Syllabification: au‧to‧kou‧lu

### Noun

autokoulu
* driving school

#### Declension

Possessive forms of autokoulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :

#### Derived terms
##### compounds

* autokoulunopettaja

#### See also

* kuljettajantutkinto

### Further reading

* “autokoulu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kouluauto
# auswandret
## German
### Verb

auswandret
* second-person plural dependent subjunctive I of auswandern
# autoanalizásemos
## Spanish
### Verb

autoanalizásemos
* only used in nos autoanalizásemos, first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of autoanalizarse
# autoanalizó
## Spanish
### Verb

autoanalizó
* only used in se autoanalizó, third-person singular preterite indicative of autoanalizarse
# autoanalizáramos
## Spanish
### Verb

autoanalizáramos
* only used in nos autoanalizáramos, first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of autoanalizarse
# autointoxicant
## English
### Etymology

From auto- +‎ intoxicant.

### Noun

autointoxicant (plural autointoxicants)
* Any substance causing autointoxication.
# autointoxicating
## English
### Verb

autointoxicating
* present participle and gerund of autointoxicate
# autoalimentaba
## Spanish
### Verb

autoalimentaba
* only used in me autoalimentaba, first-person singular imperfect indicative of autoalimentarse
* only used in se autoalimentaba, third-person singular imperfect indicative of autoalimentarse
# autoalimentado
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /autoalimenˈtado/ [au̯.t̪o.a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪a.ð̞o]
* Rhymes: -ado
* Syllabification: au‧to‧a‧li‧men‧ta‧do

### Participle

autoalimentado (feminine autoalimentada, masculine plural autoalimentados, feminine plural autoalimentadas)
* past participle of autoalimentarse
# autodefinirmi
## Italian
### Verb

autodefinirmi
* first-person singular infinitive of autodefinirsi
# autocalificásemos
## Spanish
### Verb

autocalificásemos
* only used in nos autocalificásemos, first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of autocalificarse
# dare spazio
## Italian
### Etymology

Literally, “to give space”.

### Verb

dàre spazio (first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) dò spazio, first-person singular past historic dièdi spazio or diédi spazio or détti spazio or (traditional) dètti spazio, past participle dàto spazio, first-person singular future darò spazio, first-person singular subjunctive dìa spazio, first-person singular imperfect subjunctive déssi spazio, second-person singular imperative dài spazio or dà' spazio, auxiliary avére) [with a or per]
* to make room (for)
    dare spazio per respirare ― to give breathing room
    dai spazio al gentile signore! ― make room for the nice gentleman!
* (figurative, by extension) to accommodate; to allow (for); to give way (to)
    Synonyms: cedere il passo, conciliare, accomodare
** 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 25, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:In passato, l'organizzazione aveva dato spazio a un ventaglio di opinioni sulla pace in Medio Oriente...In the past, the organization had accommodated a spectrum of views on Middle East peace...
# fezandare
## Romanian
### Etymology

From fezanda +‎ -re.

### Noun

fezandare f (plural fezandări)
* simmering

#### Declension
### References

* fezandare in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
# imbecillitatibus
## Latin
### Noun

imbēcillitātibus
* dative/ablative plural of imbēcillitās
# Grundausbildungen
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Grundausbildungen
* plural of Grundausbildung
# desxudicializarán
## Galician
### Verb

desxudicializarán
* third-person plural future indicative of desxudicializar
# munvigare
## Swedish
### Adjective

munvigare
* comparative degree of munvig
# myseľ
## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *myslь.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmiseʎ]

### Noun

myseľ f
* mind

#### Related terms

* myslieť
* myšlienka
* úmysel
* zámysel
* zmysel

### Further reading

* “myseľ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
# mysfeling
## Middle English
### Etymology

Possibly a participle of an unattested verb *mysfelen, from mys- +‎ felen ("to think wrongly; to feel poorly"). By surface analysis, mys- +‎ feling.

### Adjective

mysfeling
* Foolish, senseless.
** c. 1382–1395, John Wycliffe [et al.], edited by Josiah Forshall and Frederic Madden, The Holy Bible, […], volume III, Oxford: At the University Press, published 1850, →OCLC, Ecclesiasticus XVI:20, page 153, column 1:And in alle these thingus mys felende, `or unwittie, is the herte, and eche herte is understonden of hym.[KJV] No heart can think upon these things worthily: and who is able to conceive his ways?
** c. 1382–1395, John Wycliffe [et al.], edited by Josiah Forshall and Frederic Madden, The Holy Bible, […], volume III, Oxford: At the University Press, published 1850, →OCLC, Ecclesiasticus XXVII:13, page 175, column 1:In the myddell of mys felende men kep a wrd to tyme; in the myddel forsothe of men thenkende the lawe of God be thou besi.[KJV] If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually among men of understanding.

### Noun

mysfeling
* A foolish person.
** c. 1382–1395, John Wycliffe [et al.], edited by Josiah Forshall and Frederic Madden, The Holy Bible, […], volume III, Oxford: At the University Press, published 1850, →OCLC, Ecclesiasticus XXI:21, page 163, column 1:As an hous set out of termes, so a wisdam to a fool; and the kunnynge of the mys felende untellable wrdis.[KJV] As is a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as talk without sense.
** c. 1382–1395, John Wycliffe [et al.], edited by Josiah Forshall and Frederic Madden, The Holy Bible, […], volume III, Oxford: At the University Press, published 1850, →OCLC, Ecclesiasticus XXII:14-15, page 164, column 1:With a fool ne speke thou mych, and with a mys felende go thou not awey. Kep thee fro hym, that thou naue not greef;[KJV] Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble
* (medicine, hapax) Numbness.
** a1475, Platearis Practica brevis [Cambridge University Library MS Dd.10.44] fol. 18v, quoted in 2016, Juhani Norri, Dictionary of Medical VOcabulary in English, 1375-1550: Body Parts, Sickness, Instruments, and Medical Preperations; under "misfeeling"
    Ȝyf be in þe sinewis, þan þe stoppynge & mysfyllynge [L: stupor et insensibilitas (D5va)] is in þe ouereste partes, as in þe face.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Usage notes

Outside the medical sense, this word is apparently only found in John Wycliffe's translation of Ecclesiasticus, and did not survive into Modern English.
# corvers
## English
### Noun

corvers
* plural of corver
# ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦔꦤ꧀
## Javanese
### Etymology

Affixed ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ (céléng) +‎ -ꦲꦤ꧀ (-an)

### Noun

ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦔꦤ꧀ (cèlèngan) (krama-ngoko)
* piggy bank

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: celengan
# ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ
## Javanese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese celeṅ (“pig, boar”), probably from Austroasiatic Proto-Mon-Khmer *liik, *lik (“pig”) (compare to Old Mon cliṅ (“pig”)).

### Noun

ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ (cèlèng)
* wild boar
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦕꦺꦭꦺꦁ (cèlèng), (krama) ꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦥꦤ꧀ (andhapan)

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: celeng
# ꦕꦺꦴꦫ
## Javanese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese corah, cora (“thief; robber; thievish; treacherous; secret”), from Sanskrit चौर, चोर (caura, cora).

### Noun

ꦕꦺꦴꦫ (cora)
* thief

#### Alternative forms

* ꦕꦺꦴꦫꦃ (corah)

### Further reading

* The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “cora”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
# 들창코원숭이
## Korean
### Etymology

들창코 (deulchangko, “snub-nose”) +‎ 원숭이 (wonsung'i, “monkey”)

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [tɯʎt͡ɕʰa̠ŋkʰo̞wʌ̹nsʰuŋi]
* Phonetic hangul: [들창코원숭이]

### Noun

들창코원숭이 • (deulchangkowonsung'i)
* snub-nosed monkey
# incivilirai
## Italian
### Verb

incivilirai
* second-person singular future of incivilire
# autocalificáramos
## Spanish
### Verb

autocalificáramos
* only used in nos autocalificáramos, first-person plural imperfect subjunctive of autocalificarse
# daninhos
## Portuguese
### Adjective

daninhos m pl
* masculine plural of daninho
# ferrassero
## Italian
### Verb

ferrassero
* third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of ferrare
# imboschiamoci
## Italian
### Verb

imboschiamoci
* first-person plural imperative of imboscarsi
# Grundbegriff
## German
### Etymology

grund- +‎ Begriff

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡʁʊntbəˌɡʁɪf/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Grundbegriff m (strong, genitive Grundbegriffes or Grundbegriffs, plural Grundbegriffe)
* fundamental principle, basic concept, basic idea

#### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

### Further reading

* “Grundbegriff” in Duden online
* “Grundbegriff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
# desxudicializarás
## Galician
### Verb

desxudicializarás
* second-person singular future indicative of desxudicializar
# 들판
## Korean
### Etymology

Of native Korean origin. 들 (deul, “field”) +‎ 판 (pan).

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈtɯ(ː)ɭpʰa̠n]
* Phonetic hangul: [들(ː)판]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

### Noun

들판 • (deulpan)
* field
    Synonym: 들 (deul)
    이 들판에 자라는 야생화는 몇 종류가 있다.I deulpan-e jaraneun yasaenghwa-neun myeot jongnyu-ga itda.There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.
# cornsticks
## English
### Noun

cornsticks
* plural of cornstick
# cornstarchy
## English
### Etymology

From cornstarch +‎ -y.

### Adjective

cornstarchy (comparative more cornstarchy, superlative most cornstarchy)
* Containing cornstarch.
    Synonym: cornstarched
** 1987, “Locke-Ober”, in Julie Michaels, editor, New England Monthly Guide to the Restaurants of New England, Boston, Mass.; Toronto, Ont.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 23:Never mind that the sweetbreads à la financière arrive in a curdled, cornstarchy gravy — the Indian pudding is unsurpassable, with layers of flavor that trickle down like a windfall of Franklins.
** 1992 September, Stephen Lewis, “St. Michaels—A Haven on the Chesapeake”, in Gail Zweigenthal, editor, Gourmet: The Magazine of Good Living, volume LII, number 9, New York, N.Y.: The Condé Nast Publications Inc., →ISSN, page 119, column 2:For the dishes on most menus, you can usually count on excellent cole slaw, but the rest is somewhat uninspired, especially when it runs to canned peas and cornstarchy lemon meringue pie.
** 2009 August, J[ohn] Randy Taraborrelli, “Bus Stop”, in The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, New York, N.Y.; Boston, Mass.: Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN, part 5 (Difficult Times), page 275:Cherie is a saloon singer who works at night and sleeps in the day, hence her pale complexion, which her [Marilyn Monroe’s] personal makeup artist, Allan Snyder, achieved by a dusting of white, cornstarchy face powder and pale pink rouge.
* Resembling or characteristic of cornstarch.
** 1970, John Bear, Marina Bear, “Gravy”, in The Something-Went-Wrong-What-Do-I-Do-Now Cookbook: […], New York, N.Y.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., →ISBN, page 79:Cornstarch (about 1 to 1½ teaspoons per cup of liquid; allow time for gravy to cook and overcome the cornstarchy taste).
** 1982, Steve Sherman, “Cherry Cheese Pie”, in Cheese Sweets and Savories: Pies, Cheesecakes, Quiches, Appetizers, Brattleboro, Vt.; Lexington, Mass.: The Stephen Greene Press, →ISBN, page 35:You’ll get rid of any residue cornstarchy taste if you continue to simmer the syrup for five minutes or so.
** 2016 February, Christine Reilly, Sunday’s on the Phone to Monday, New York, N.Y.: Touchstone, →ISBN, page 152:Outside in front of the vet’s office, the leaves were flaky, cornstarchy, and the mealy-apple smell of domestic animal lay in the air.