[
US
/fɝˈmaɪkə, fɔɹˈmaɪkə/
]
NOUN
- any of various plastic laminates containing melamine
- type genus of the Formicidae
How To Use Formica In A Sentence
- In one of the neighborhoods I lived in there was a classic corner candy store, one that had a long formica counter flanked by revolving red-topped stools; behind the counter was perched a sea-green malted mixer, a bleacher stacked with Neccos, Chuckles, B-B Bats and Yoo-Hoos, a large tarnished griddle upon which hamburger patties and home fries hissed and popped, and the whole space seemingly lit in sepia. Steven Weber: In a Sense, Abroad Part Trois: I's Real, Oy!
- While you, like me, may have arrived at a repertoire of greatest hits over the years—like the molasses crinkles my grandmother cribbed from a Wesson Oil cookbook, and the candy canes from Betty Crocker's Cooky Book that my mother taught me to roll across our Formica counter—each December still demands a new challenge. Wunderbar Cookies
- While many parents choose to purchase ant farms for their children to use in school science projects, it also possible to create your own formicarium for ant observation.
- If they happen to get on the hands or fingers, they submit to be restored to the gate; but go to the formicary on the mango-tree half a dozen yards away and offer a friendly finger, and you will find dozens of pugnacious individuals ready to defend their home. Tropic Days
- The High Rollers Bar is black Formica and black plaster walls that have been scuffed, scratched, and stained by spills and fights.
- Eyes shaded by his trademark red cap, Chick Cashman settles into the small booth, facing me across the Formica table.
- While you, like me, may have arrived at a repertoire of greatest hits over the years—like the molasses crinkles my grandmother cribbed from a Wesson Oil cookbook, and the candy canes from Betty Crocker's Cooky Book that my mother taught me to roll across our Formica counter—each December still demands a new challenge. Wunderbar Cookies
- My understanding is that the word ‘formication’ is used by doctors to imply an imaginary itching.
- The sores on the arms are from something called ‘formication’.
- A favourite set target is the bulbous formicary of the white ant which disfigures so many of the trees of the forest. My Tropic Isle