September 19, 2021
Word of the Day – Pasalubong
Pasalubong (noun) pas-a-loo-bong (Philipines) A gift or souvenir given to a friend or relative by…
September 18, 2021
Word of the Day – Ikat
Ikat (noun) ee-kat Fabric made using an Indonesian decorative technique in which warp or weft…
September 17, 2021
Word of the Day – Monolith
Monolith (noun) mon-o-lith A large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or…
September 16, 2021
The Bestselling Books of the Last One Hundred Years: 1918-2017
In late 2018 we started a brand new blog series, documenting the last one hundred…
September 16, 2021
Word of the Day – Crypt
Crypt (noun) kr-ipt An underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel…
September 15, 2021
Word of the Day – Marabout
Marabout (noun) ma-ra-boot A Muslim holy man or hermit, especially in North Africa. Early 17th…
September 14, 2021
Word of the Day – Trilithon
Trilithon (noun) tri-lith-on A megalithic structure consisting of two upright stones and a third across…
September 13, 2021
Word of the Day – Exoglossic
Exoglossic (adj) ek-so-glo-sik Denoting or relating to a non-indigenous language that is used as an…
September 12, 2021
Word of the Day – Wastrel
Wastrel (noun) way-st-rel A wasteful or good-for-nothing person. Late 16th century (denoting a strip of…
September 11, 2021
Word of the Day – Thither
Thither (adverb) th-ith-er (archaic) To or towards that place. Old English thider, alteration (by association…