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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 1024 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VERMICELLI (plural of Ital. vermicello, little See also:worm, See also:Lat. vermicellus, diminutive of vermis, worm) , the name of a See also:kind of See also:paste, made of the granular See also:meal of certain hard wheats, and used as a See also:food. It is made into worm-like threads, whence its name, and differs from See also:macaroni only in being made solid and not in hollow tubes. " Spaghetti " (dim. of spago, a small See also:cord) is a larger kind of vermicelli. In See also:Italy these various pastes See also:form a See also:staple See also:article of food. In other countries " vermicelli" is used in soups and puddings, &c.

End of Article: VERMICELLI (plural of Ital. vermicello, little worm, Lat. vermicellus, diminutive of vermis, worm)

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