pulps

Noun

pulp (usually uncountable, plural pulps)

1. (usually) A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
2. (usually) A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
3. (usually) A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation.
4. (usually) The soft center of a fruit.
   • These sources do not, however, state why the drink is called lambswool. The name comes from the way the apples are roasted until they split open, and their pulp froths over the skin; this is used to float on top of the bowl of drink.2024 September 6, Ceri Sullivan, “Shakespeare’s Will, Lambswool, and Puck’s Joke”, in Notes and Queries, volume 71, number 4, Oxford University Press, →DOI, page 406

   Synonyms:

   fruitflesh

5. (usually) The soft center of a tooth.
6. (usually) The underside of a human fingertip; a finger pad.

   Synonyms:

   palp

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