flocky

He liked flocky things; he liked things that made people say, ‘What the hell is that?’

Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

Say, the best alternate name for Dick Cheney, or the best haiku about religion–something flocky like that, for Deron to judge.

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Also in "Holy", Eddie decorates the flat by spraying "QPR" (see dictionary) in white snow-flocky stuff on the wall; he also sprays "edIe Is grate".

The Bottom Frequently Asked Questions List by Melinda Casino Version 2.4 1994

If we do not add enough lime, it prevents the formation of the flocky precipitate, and, besides, more carbonate of soda is used.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 Various

In these juices it exists in a soluble state, but when its solution is heated to about 150°, it coagulates into a flocky insoluble substance.

Elements of Agricultural Chemistry Thomas Anderson

Fortunately the disease is not very serious if proper precautions are observed; for, in our own cellars, where mushrooms have been grown year after year for the past eleven years, we get but few flocky mushrooms in any bed's bearing.

Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure William Falconer

It is caused by other fungi which infest the gills and frills of the mushrooms, and render them a hard, flocky mass; sometimes the affected mushrooms preserve their white skin, color, and normal form, at other times the cap becomes more or less distorted.

Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure William Falconer

This flocky condition is caused by one or more saprophytic and parasitic fungi of lowly origin, whose various parts are reduced to mere threads, simple or branched, and divided into tubular cells at intervals, or else they are long, continuous microscopic tubes without any partitions, except at those occasional points where a branch, destined to produce spores, is given off.

Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure William Falconer

In spite of open windows, the air was still charged with dust; since the packing began, everyone concerned in it had choked and coughed incessantly; on the bare floor, footsteps were impressed in a thick flocky deposit.

The Whirlpool George Gissing 1880

They have small horns like the cows of Morocco, and the hair very long and flocky, like that of the merino; some are light brown, others black.

The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Henry Inman 1868