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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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Inside, instead of a traditional flimsy insole, there’s a removable thick layer of PEBA foam resting directly on the carbon fiber plate.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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This was achieved through the installation of a stronger carbon fiber cross-brace between the front shock towers and a thicker undertray bolted beneath the engine.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Using an immersion blender, puree half the soup, leaving some chunky pieces for texture.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Nodding to Kaws’ origins as a graffiti artist and skateboarder, some of the looks are paired with the brand’s new chunky B35 NXXT sneakers, in colors such as neon yellow and red.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Nubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nubby. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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