Marshmallow vs Dinosaur - What's the difference?
marshmallow | dinosaur |
A species of mallow,
* 1653 , (Nicholas Culpeper), The English Physician Enlarged , Folio Society 2007, p. 180:
A type of confectionery consisting of sugar or corn syrup, beaten egg whites, gelatin that has been pre-softened in water, gum arabic and flavorings, whipped to a spongy consistency.
* (rfdate) Love, Life and Work :
* (rfdate) PH Wodehouse, A Wodehouse Miscellany :
(figuratively) Someone who is soft and benign.
Any of the creatures belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct
(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago
(figuratively, colloquial) A person or organisation that is very old, has very old-fashioned views, or is not willing to change and adapt
(figuratively, colloquial) Anything no longer in common use or practice
As nouns the difference between marshmallow and dinosaur
is that marshmallow is marshmallow (confectionery) while dinosaur is any of the creatures belonging to the clade dinosauria, especially those that existed during the triassic, jurassic and cretaceous periods and are now extinct.marshmallow
English
Alternative forms
* marsh mallowNoun
(en noun)- Our common Marsh Mallows have diverse soft, hoary white stalks rising to be three or four foot high, spreading forth many branches.
- The Disagreeable Girl is a female of the genus homo persuasion, built around a digestive apparatus that possesses marked marshmallow proclivities.
- It was an apple marshmallow sundae, I recollect. I dug my spoon into it with an assumption of gaiety which I was far from feeling.
- He acts like a total badass, but he's really just a marshmallow once you get to know him.
