Episode 17 (days 81 to 85) of my 100 day challenge to find words I don’t know. I’m scraping words from https://randomword.com/ and each day picking one that I find interesting and which is also in the OED.
| Day | Date | Word | Meaning |
| 81 | Monday 20 January | squarrose ** | having scales sticking out at right angles |
| 82 | Tuesday 21 January | rheid | a substance which deforms by viscous flow when below its melting point |
| 83 | Wednesday 22 January | cicisbeo | the male companion of a married woman |
| 84 | Thursday 23 January | slype | a covered way or passage, leading from the transept of a cathedral or monastic church and the chapter-house |
| 85 | Friday 24 | hypsiloid | shaped like the Greek letter upsilon |
** My favourite of the words presented.
Next episode in a few days!