Kathy at Bermuda Onion hosts Wondrous Words Wednesday. A chance to highlight words you find while reading or occasionally by listening. Share your words then link up with Kathy's blog so we can all learn a new wondrous word.
Again, a word from Bossypants by Tina Fey.
carrageenan: noun - a colloid extracted from various red algae (as Irish moss) and used especially as a stabilizing or thickening agent
They have endless time to fill, but viewers get kind of "bummed out" if they supply actual information about wars and stuff, so "Media Portrayal of Sarah Palin" and SNL and I became the carrageenan in America's news nuggets for several weeks.
Then from The Chili Queen by Sandra Dallas
husbanded: (husband as a verb) to carefully use or manage something, as a resource
transitive verb: to manage prudently and economically,
"Afterward, he told her he wasn't looking for a place to stay at all, since he had little money and he husbanded it."
dishabille: noun
the state of being dressed in a casual or careless style
archiac: negligee.
" She thought for a moment about remaining in dishabille for John's return, for she was curiously aroused."
Did you find any wondrous word this week?
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I'm not sure how I missed carageenan. I like how she uses it in that sentence. All good ones today.
ReplyDeletedishabille is such a handy word in this day & age!
ReplyDeleteMy words this week are colours - pretty ones, at that
thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI knew husbanded but the other two are new to me. Dishabille describes me perfectly.
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