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Xiphoid (adj) zif-oyd Sword shaped Mid 18th century from Greek xiphoeidēs, from xiphos ‘sword’. (more…)

Flounder (verb) fl-ow-n-der Struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water./ Struggle mentally; show or…

Mignardise (noun) min-jar-deez Tenderness, gentleness; affected delicacy of behaviour or appearance; affectation. Early 17th century;…

Plumage (noun) plew-mij A bird's feathers collectively. Late Middle English from Old French, from plume…

Distrain (verb) dis-trayn (law) Seize (someone's property) in order to obtain payment of rent or…

Liminal (adj) lim-in-al Relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process. Late 19th…

Disconsolate (adj) dis-kon-so-layt Very unhappy and unable to be comforted. Late Middle English from medieval…

Mythopoeia (adj) mith-oh-pee-a The making of a myth or myths. 1950s from Greek muthopoiia, from…