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Webster 1913 Edition

Shortening

Short′en-ing

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Noun.
1.
The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
2.
(Cookery)
That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Shortening

SHORT'ENING

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ppr.
Making shorter; contracting.

SHORT'ENING

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Noun.
Something used in cookery to make paste short or friable, as butter or lard.

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