Episode 12n (days 61 to 65) 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
61
Tuesday 31 December
rudenture
architectural moulding in the shape of a rope
62
Wednesday 1 January
libanomancy **
divination by the burning of incense
63
Thursday 2 January
limaciform
having the form of a slug
64
Friday 3 January
breviloquence
brevity of speech
65
Saturday 4 January
gambrel
crooked stick used by butchers for hanging carcasses
Episode eleven (days 56 to 60) 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
56
Thursday 26 December
selenocentric
having relation to the centre of the moon or to the moon as a centre
57
Friday 27 December
chambranle
an ornamental frame around the top and sides of a door, window, or fireplace
Episode eleven (days 51 to 55) 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
51
Saturday 21 December
ushabti
figurine of deceased person placed in Egyptian tomb
52
Sunday 22 December
lysarden
a wind instrument of the cornett family, predating the serpent
53
Monday 23 December
yellowplush **
a footman, especially one who wears breeches made of yellow plush; an underling; a lackey
Episode eight (for days 46 to 50 – we’re halfway through!) 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
46
Monday 16 December
sindonology
the study of the Turin Shroud
47
Tuesday 17 December
gelada
an Ethiopian baboon, Theropithecus gelada, characterized by a heavy mane in the adult male, and by a tufted tail
Episode eight (for days 41 to 45) 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
41
Wednesday 11 December
varus
a physical deformity in which the foot is turned inwards; pigeon-toed
42
Thursday 12 December
flabelliform
shaped like a fan
43
Friday 13 December
langlauf
cross-country skiing; a cross-country skiing race
44
Saturday 14 December
polemarch **
Ancient Greek military commander or an official with certain civil or ritual duties
45
Sunday 15 December
shalloon
a closely woven woollen material chiefly used for linings
Episode eight (for days 36 to 40) 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
36
Friday 6 December
lissotrichous
smooth-haired
37
Saturday 7 December
plenicorn **
of a ruminant: having horns that are solid rather than hollow
Episode seven (for days 31 to 35) 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
31
Sunday 1 December
pourpointerie **
Quilted material with studs at the seams, worn in the Middle Ages as armour
32
Monday 2 December
pongee
A soft, usually unbleached kind of Chinese silk fabric, woven from uneven threads of raw silk
33
Tuesday 3 December
scoliograptic
Marked by oblique lines
34
Wednesday 4 December
zenana
The system of segregating women away from men in harems
Episode six (for days 26 to 30) 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.
Episode five (for days 16 to 20) 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
21
Thursday 21 November
pigsconce
A foolish or pigheaded person; blockhead
22
Friday 22 November
cabasset
A light iron helmet
23
Saturday 23 November
tephra
Dust and rock fragments that have been ejected into the air by a volcanic eruption
24
Sunday 24 November
novena
A devotion consisting of special prayers or services on nine successive days
25
Monday 25 November
chiru **
Tibetan antelope with a thick, reddish-brown woolly coat, and (in the male) very long straight horns
So here’s episode four (for days 16 to 20) 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 in the OED.
Day
Date
Word
Meaning
16
Saturday 16 November
yeanling
A young lamb or kid
17
Sunday 17 November
yatzy
A dice game popular in Scandinavian countries (h/t Greta Thunberg)
18
Monday 18 November
zabernism
misuse of military authority; bullying
19
Tuesday 19 November
peristeronic
of, like, or pertaining to pigeons
20
Wednesday 20 November
bloomery **
The first forge in an iron-works through which the metal passes after having been melted from the ore, and in which it is made into blooms
** My favourite of the words presented.
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