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#177191 - 05/31/08 08:20 AM Lissatricious???
sbrown Offline
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A couple questions: [1] There was a word.a.day word meaning "having long straight hair". I thought the word was "lissatricious" (sp???) but can't find that reference. Anyone know what it is?

[2] Also - there is an artist / caliglapher who makes words that are written and read both forward, backward and circularly and has a book. Anyone know the author?

email me also, if possible, thanks. steve@designassociates.us

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#177192 - 05/31/08 09:16 AM Re: Lissatricious??? [Re: sbrown]
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Scott Kim might be the calligrapher you're thinking of, and Wikipedia has a discussion with references (link).
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#177193 - 05/31/08 09:16 AM Re: Lissatricious??? [Re: sbrown]
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#177194 - 05/31/08 09:20 AM Re: long-hair words [Re: tsuwm]
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lissotrichous

Other hirsute words: hispid and strigose. (More terms here.)
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#180758 - 12/09/08 12:07 PM Re: long-hair words [Re: zmjezhd]
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My favorite is faucinaucinihilipilification.
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#180759 - 12/09/08 12:08 PM Re: long-hair words [Re: LukeJavan8]
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sorry, I misspelled it
Flauci-
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#181851 - 01/18/09 01:05 PM Re: long-hair words [Re: LukeJavan8]
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It a short word, but "long hair": Prithee
(and I am not sure of its spelling.
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#182587 - 02/13/09 12:21 PM Re: long-hair words [Re: LukeJavan8]
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This must be where the type 1,2,3 words find a genesis???
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#182588 - 02/13/09 01:25 PM Re: long-hair words [Re: LukeJavan8]
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well, no, not necessarily. notice that dale hasn't been here...
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#182593 - 02/13/09 03:49 PM Re: long-hair words [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
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evocative

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#182602 - 02/14/09 12:38 AM Re: long-hair words [Re: BranShea]
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eek
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#182604 - 02/14/09 09:49 AM Re: long-hair words [Re: LukeJavan8]
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laugh

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#182605 - 02/14/09 10:23 AM Re: long-hair words [Re: BranShea]
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from long words to smileys...

heh
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#182606 - 02/14/09 10:46 AM Re: long-hair words [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
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smile They're easy to come by; all to the left of the toy bar.

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#182615 - 02/14/09 09:53 PM Re: long-hair words [Re: BranShea]
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And sometimes one picture is worth a thousand words.
The smiley says it better than I could.
Anyhow my favorite long hair word is still
"floccinaucinihilipilification". Aren't there any others
out there???


Edited by LukeJavan8 (02/14/09 09:54 PM)
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#193506 - 10/15/10 08:43 PM Re: long-hair words [Re: LukeJavan8]
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you only like it Luke...'cause its a long word.

hypertrichosis is long hair growing in inappropriate places...also known as weirwolf syndrome.



a word I like is sasquatch

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