15 November 2017

pomace

[puhm-is, pom-]

noun

1. the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
2. any crushed or ground, pulpy substance.

Origin of pomace

Medieval Latin

1545-1555; perhaps < Medieval Latin pōmācium cider, derivative of Latin pōmum fruit; see pome

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Examples from the Web for pomace

Historical Examples

In Europe, the seeds are separated from the pomace and used in various ways.
Manual of American Grape-Growing
U. P. Hedrick

They will be dark in proportion to the length of time the pomace stands.
Soil Culture
J. H. Walden

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Today’s quote

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

– Kurt Vonnegut

On this day

15 November 1943 – Nazi SS leader, Heinrich Himmler issues an order stating that Gypsies were to be treated the same as Jews and sent to concentration camps.

15 November 1988 – Yasser Arafat, head of the Palestinian National Conference, declares the independence of Palestine.

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