- Fletcherizing
- n. chew food slowly and thoroughly
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Fletcherizing
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Horace Fletcher — (1849–1919) was an American health food faddist of the Victorian era who earned the nickname The Great Masticator, by arguing that food should be chewed thirty two times – or, about 100 times per minute – before being swallowed: Nature will… … Wikipedia
Fletcherize — /flech euh ruyz /, v.i., v.t., Fletcherized, Fletcherizing. to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. Also, esp. Brit., Fletcherise. [1900 05, Amer.; see FLETCHERISM, IZE] * * * … Universalium
mastication — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rumination, chewing, deglutition, Fletcherizing, Fletcherism; see also bite 1 , digestion … English dictionary for students
mastication — n 1. chewing, crunching, craunch ing, munching, champing, mumbling, Fletcherism, Fletcherizing, gnawing, nibbling, biting, Dial. chawing, Both Archaic. manducation, manducating; rumination, remastication. 2. pulverization, pulverizing,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fletcherize — ˌrīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Horace Fletcher + English ize : to reduce (food) to tiny particles especially by prolonged chewing * * * /flech euh ruyz /, v.i., v.t., Fletcherized, Fletcherizing. to chew… … Useful english dictionary
