furmity


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fur·mi·ty

 (fûr′mĭ-tē)
n.
Variant of frumenty.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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