WotD

Allocution (noun) al-o-cu-shun A formal speech giving advice or a warning. Early 17th century from…

Votive (adj/noun) vo-tiv Offered or consecrated in fulfilment of a vow. / An object offered…

Pecorino (noun) pek-or-ee-no An Italian cheese made from ewes' milk. Italian, from pecorino ‘of ewes’,…

Pecuniary (adj) pek-un-ee-ar-ee Relating to or consisting of money. Early 16th century from Latin pecuniarius,…

Vardo (noun) var-do A vehicle like a caravan used by Romani people; a Gypsy caravan.…

Cryptid (noun) krip-tid An animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as…

Crenellations (noun) cren-el-ay-shuns The battlements of a castle or other building. (more…)

Simulacrum (noun) sim-ul-ak-rum An image or representation of someone or something. Late 16th century from…

Zoetrope (noun) zo-ee-tro-p A 19th-century optical toy consisting of a cylinder with a series of…