Flavescent (adj)
flav-es-ent
Yellowish
First recorded in 1850–55. From the Latin flāvescere, meaning “to become yellow;” possibly from Proto-Indo-European root *bʰel-, meaning “shiny.”
Example sentences
“as the sun rose, a flavescent mist settled in the valley.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
