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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: by the letters #149294 10/25/05 01:33 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I, the landlubber, have heard the terms "the sea is calm" and "a tranquil sea"; but of course they're not specific either. What about halcyon? Lookit: Quick definitions (halcyon) noun: a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves noun: a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World noun: (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher adjective: idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity (Example: "A halcyon atmosphere") adjective: marked by peace and prosperity (Example: "The halcyon days of the clipper trade") From: Onelook Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: by the letters #149295 10/25/05 01:44 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu OP Carpal Tunnel OP Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont thanks, all. some interesting ideas, but none do quite fit. hmm. I like halcyon, but I don't think I've heard it used in just this way before. I sure would like to go back, though! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: by the letters #149296 10/25/05 02:45 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2 Conway,Ark C cain38 stranger cain38 stranger C Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 2 Conway,Ark How about apple knocker? I got it out of a thesaurus. Gfgk8K Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: by the letters #149297 10/25/05 03:26 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA "halcyon days of yore" is the most common usage of this word, in my experience. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,421 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 778 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 23 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,592 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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