- carapace, noun. A hard layer that covers and protects animals such as crabs and turtles.
- chaplet, noun. A garland or wreath for a person’s head.
- charnel house, noun. A building or vault in which human skeletal remains are kept.
- collywobbles, noun. Pain in the stomach or bowels; belly-ache.
- doolally, adjective. Out of one’s mind, insane, mad, or eccentric.
- effete, adjective. Lacking in wholesome vigor, degenerate, decadent; exhausted of vigor or energy, worn out.
- hawker, noun. One who sells goods aggressively, especially by calling out.
- iconoclast, noun. One who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration.
- iconodule, noun. One who venerates icons and defends their devotional use.
- jejune, adjective. Without interest or significance; dull; immature; childish.
- jingoism, noun. A bellicose nationalism characterized especially by an aggressive foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism.
- libel, noun. A written or oral defamatory statement or representation that conveys an unjustly unfavorable impression.
- mendacity, noun. The act of not telling the truth.
- monocle, noun. A type of corrective lens or eyeglass for only one eye.
- obelus, noun. A symbol such as − or ÷ or ⁒ used in ancient manuscripts to mark a questionable passage.
- pariah, noun. An outcast; any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.
- pluviometer, noun. An instrument to collect and measure the quantity of precipitation (esp. rain; also rain-gauge).
- prurience, noun. The quality or state of being marked by immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire.
- pince-nez, noun. A style of eyeglasses clipped to the nose by a spring (from the French, meaning to pinch the nose).
- quern, noun. A primitive hand-turned grain mill; a simple device for grinding grain between two heavy stones.
- sinophile, noun. Someone with an interest in and/or who enjoys Chinese culture, language, history, or people.
- slander, noun. Oral communication of false and malicious statements that damage the reputation of another; a false and malicious statement or report about someone.
- soupçon, noun. (from French) A small amount, slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.
- thereupon, adverb. Concerning that matter; upon that; directly following that; forthwith; n consequence of that.
- ubiquitous, adjective. Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent.
“Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” Caveat lector
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Saturday, April 27, 2024
In other words, ubiquitous carapace
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