as in nubbly
having small pieces or lumps spread throughout
a nubby yarn that produces bumpy fabrics when woven
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Fleece: Typically made from polyester, fleece is very soft and warm with a slightly nubby texture.
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Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Staff know their stuff, pointing out the fresh hearts of palm next to the rosy duck breast, imbued with cardamom and orange, and the nubby coat on the fried branzino, a crust made of coconut and plantains.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Almond flour: Made from ground blanched almonds, pale yellow almond flour (not meal or natural almond flour!) is mild and buttery tasting, lending a fudgy, nubby texture to brownies and cakes.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
Fluffy scarves and snoods were wrapped around torsos, sometimes obscuring them in the process, not unlike cozy blankets, and similarly soft, nubby textures were found in shoes.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
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Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Staff know their stuff, pointing out the fresh hearts of palm next to the rosy duck breast, imbued with cardamom and orange, and the nubby coat on the fried branzino, a crust made of coconut and plantains.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Almond flour: Made from ground blanched almonds, pale yellow almond flour (not meal or natural almond flour!) is mild and buttery tasting, lending a fudgy, nubby texture to brownies and cakes.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
Fluffy scarves and snoods were wrapped around torsos, sometimes obscuring them in the process, not unlike cozy blankets, and similarly soft, nubby textures were found in shoes.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
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Ideally, lumpy textures should be introduced as early as possible so the child can learn to use their tongue and jaw to manipulate and swallow food, a process that requires 30 different muscles to work together, said Susan Greenberg, a speech pathologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Scientists can’t say for sure that is happening because of the feature’s lumpy appearance and curious lack of flow features.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Therefore, don’t be surprised to see bucks bedding right on the edge of thick cover within some of the areas noted above.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
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In almost any Auerbach oil painting, early or late, rawness is thick on the ground.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Princess Charlene completed the look with chunky black pumps and a lilac fascinator adorned with black feathers.Julia Teti, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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So, expect to discover tennis and strand necklaces made to layer, gold chain links with an achingly modern feel, and chunky event-worthy pieces that'll catch every eye in the room.Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Nubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nubby. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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