Cirrus (noun)
si-rus
Cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks or ‘mare’s tails’ at high altitude
Early 18th century (in the sense ‘tendril’): from Latin, literally ‘a curl’.
Example sentences
“Her painting captured the cirrus clouds to the east perfectly.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
