See Also: dessertspoon(dictionary)

destructible (iou) and dessertspoon (oh)


destructible (iou)



destructible adjective. M18.
[French, or late Latin destructibilis, from destruct-: see DESTRUCTION, -IBLE.]
Able or liable to be destroyed.
? Earlier in INDESTRUCTIBLE.
destructi'bility noun M18.

dessertspoon (oh)



a spoon that is larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon
also dessertspoonful /-fUl/
the amount that a dessertspoon can hold, used as a unit for measuring Food or liquid in Cooking
dessertspoon of
::Add a dessertspoonful of dry mustard.