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November 21, 2019

Word of the Day – Marcasite

Marcasite (noun) mar-kas-ite A semi-precious stone consisting of iron pyrites. Late Middle English from medieval…

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November 20, 2019

Word of the Day – Hames

Hames (noun) hay-ms Two curved pieces of iron or wood forming or attached to the…

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November 19, 2019

Word of the Day – Polder

Polder (noun) powl-der A piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea or a river…

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November 18, 2019

Word of the Day – Mouclade

Mouclade (noun) mu-klay-d A dish of mussels in cream. 1940s. From French regional (western) mouclade…

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November 17, 2019

Word of the Day – Priamel

Priamel (noun) pri-ml Originally: a type of short poem cultivated in Germany in the 15th…

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November 16, 2019

Word of the Day – Loggia

Loggia (noun) low-ja A gallery or room with one or more open sides, especially one…

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November 15, 2019

Word of the Day – Portcullis

Portcullis (noun) port-kul-is A strong, heavy grating that can be lowered down grooves on each…

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November 14, 2019

Word of the Day – Billycock

Billycock (noun) (historic) bil-ee-kok A type of bowler hat. Mid 19th century said to be…

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November 13, 2019

Word of the Day – Mollipilose

Mollipilose (adj) (zoology) (archaic) mol-ee-pil-ose Having soft hairs; downy Mid 18th century from Latin pilosus,…

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November 12, 2019

Word of the Day – Opisthotonos

Opisthotonos (noun) (medicine) op-is-thot-on-us Spasm of the muscles causing backward arching of the head, neck,…

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