demitasseful
demitasseful noun: the amount that a demitasse will hold.
Noun
demitasseful (plural demitassefuls)
- The amount that a demitasse will hold.
- AIRPLANE DESIGNER IGOR SIKORSKY IS ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST COFFEE FANS. HE DRINKS IT AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY BUT ONLY IN TINY DEMI-TASSE-FULS.1941 February 19, Edwin Cox, “Private Lives”, in The Pittsburgh Press, volume 57, number 237, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Pittsburgh Press Co., page thirty-six
- Delectable summer drinks can be made with Medaglia d’Oro espresso coffee. One demitasseful combines deliciously with ginger ale in a tall, ice-filled glass.1959, “Bonwit Teller”, in Town & Country, volume 113, page 106
Examples of demitasseful in a sentence
- Allow it to burn a minute, then pour in 5 demitassefuls double-strength black coffee, ladle into demitasses for drinking.1973, Henry McNulty, “The bold approach to sherry drinking”, in House & Garden, volume 144, page 140, columns 3–4:
- The next morning, I noticed she dumped a demitasseful of sel de mer into that day’s broth just as she lit the flame.2002, Judy Rodgers, “Stocks & the Sauces They Make Possible”, in The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes & Cooking Lessons from San...
- But first fava bean and parsley soup—just a demitasseful, with foamed milk.[…]”2003, Michelle Huneven, Jamesland, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 290:
- You have dined extravagantly, tasted coffee that costs $50 for half a demitasseful (after all, it comes from the rear end of an Indonesian marsupial).2005 November 6, Lydia Martin, “Casa Conspicuous: Camera-happy tourists still strike poses on the steps of Versace’s South Beach mansion....
Forms of demitasseful
| plural | demitassefuls |
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Origin of demitasseful
From demitasse + -ful.
Questions about demitasseful
- What does demitasseful mean?
- Demitasseful means the amount that a demitasse will hold.
- How do you use demitasseful in a sentence?
- Allow it to burn a minute, then pour in 5 demitassefuls double-strength black coffee, ladle into demitasses for drinking.
- What part of speech is demitasseful?
- Demitasseful is a noun.
- What is the plural of demitasseful?
- The plural of demitasseful is demitassefuls.
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