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Adjective
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Those garments included curvaceous jackets with jodhpurs and slender gowns cut from both light-absorbing velvet and light reflecting satin. At Chanel, meanwhile, the dark hue was used for military suits in nubby tweeds.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
14 July 2025 -
Drawbacks of linen Linen’s slightly nubby, rougher texture may be perfect to one person and totally sandpapery to another.—
Kathleen Felton,
SELF,
19 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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For each pound of pitted cherries add 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of 100-proof bourbon, and 1 cinnamon stick.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
30 July 2024
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Toss in pitted dates or a dollop of maple syrup for a bit of natural sweetness.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
7 July 2025
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“Knurled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knurled. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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