| source : web1913 |
Sowens \Sow"ens\ (? or ?), n. pl. [Scottish; cf. AS. se['a]w
juice, glue, paste.]
A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made
from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by
which common starch is made; -- called {flummery} in England.
[Written also {sowans}, and {sowins}.]
| source : web1913 |
Flummery \Flum"mer*y\, n. [W. llumru, or llumruwd, a kind of
food made of oatmeal steeped in water until it has turned
sour, fr. llumrig harsh, raw, crude, fr. llum sharp, severe.]
1. A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a
sort of pap.
Milk and flummery are very fit for children.
--Locke.
2. Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment;
trash; unsubstantial talk of writing.
The flummery of modern criticism. --J. Morley.
| source : wn |
flummery
n 1: a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
2: meaningless ceremonies and flattery [syn: {mummery}]