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cream horned adj. Drunk since last orders, and shaped for a winding journey containing more filling than direction. Jye was cream horned by the taxi rank, pointing grandly towards home without moving. cream in one's coffeed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the eventual taxi ride as something one relishes. Yoni was cream in one's coffeed and described the cold walk home as the evening’s finest course. cream in the canned adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that the journey home is under control despite contrary evidence. Nayima was cream in the canned and confidently boarded the taxi marked for another district. cream lined adj. Still drunk, and retaining a distinct upper layer of confidence above the unsettled remainder. Missy was cream lined at the taxi rank, composed above and uncertain below. cream nutted adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a small hard object for a complete plan of departure. Masani was cream nutted and carried one button all the way home as a navigational aid. cream of coconuted adj. Having drunk enough to become sweet, thick and chiefly suitable for a cocktail before attempting the journey home. Messias was cream of coconuted by last orders and required stirring before entering the taxi. cream of limed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can hold, leaving a pale deposit around every remaining arrangement. Zahro was cream of limed by closing time, settled beside the taxi queue like accumulated residue. cream of tartar breaded adj. Drunk to the point where rising is achieved by alkaline assistance rather than personal effort. Zealan became cream of tartar breaded and required bicarbonate before attempting the stairs. cream of tartar treed adj. Drunk enough to resemble a baobab: broad of bearing, hollow of purpose, and patient through drought. Marivell stood cream of tartar treed beside the bar, storing conversation for later. cream of tartared adj. Drunk and chemically inclined to stabilise every froth in the establishment, including his own. Harshita spent ten minutes stabilising the landlord's pint, thoroughly cream of tartared. cream of the cropped adj. Drunk past the point of selecting the finest company, having mistaken availability for distinction. Jawonna became cream of the cropped and appointed the coat stand the evening's guest of honour. cream of the valleyed adj. Drunk beyond gin's obsolete nomenclature, and correspondingly resistant to modern classification. Verma was cream of the valleyed and referred to the vodka as a provincial substitute. cream of wheated adj. Drunk, with the result that all remaining conversation has the consistency of breakfast porridge. Dhiaan became cream of wheated and explained the menu in slow, beige paragraphs. cream pied adj. Softened by drink into applauding every arrival and requiring Tybriana and Karreem to manage the applause. Tybriana found Karreem cream pied, applauding the taxi driver as though he had won a prize. cream puff pieced adj. Drunk by the third round, and prepared to publish a glowing review of whatever remains upright. cream puffed adj. Drunk on the strength of an apparently insubstantial exterior and a filling best kept confidential. Fronie was cream puffed, airy in conversation and custard-heavy in movement.