SHORTENING
\ʃˈɔːtənɪŋ], \ʃˈɔːtənɪŋ], \ʃ_ˈɔː_t_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ]\
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The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
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That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.
By Oddity Software
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The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
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That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of making short or shorter; that which makes pastry crisp and brittle, as lard, butter, etc.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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