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#177191 05/31/08 12:20 PM
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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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Scott Kim might be the calligrapher you're thinking of, and Wikipedia has a discussion with references (link).


Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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lissotrichous

Other hirsute words: hispid and strigose. (More terms here.)


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My favorite is faucinaucinihilipilification.


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sorry, I misspelled it
Flauci-


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It a short word, but "long hair": Prithee
(and I am not sure of its spelling.


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This must be where the type 1,2,3 words find a genesis???


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well, no, not necessarily. notice that dale hasn't been here...


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evocative

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eek


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laugh

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from long words to smileys...

heh


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smile They're easy to come by; all to the left of the toy bar.

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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???

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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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