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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread fool on the hill #176712 05/07/08 09:25 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm OP Carpal Tunnel OP tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass very recently, the meaning of philology vs. other ologies* (yes, that's an actual word) was brought up here. so here's another, with a related question: it is fairly well established, although the word is not widely used, that nephology is the branch of meteorology that deals with clouds, or (as OED would have it) the scientific study of clouds. so, what word would you use to describe the [in]activity of a person who lies on a hill letting their mind ponder the variety of shapes to found in the clouds? (other than wool-gathering : ) [I found a couple of beauts, also stemming from Gk nephos, in OED; but I'm looking for other suggestions. nephelognosy n. Obs. rare the systematic observation and description of cloud formations. nephelolater n. Obs. nonce-wd. a person who admires clouds. (hence, nephelolatry?)] *ology - informal a branch of learning [AHD4] -joe (his head in a cloud) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fool on the hill tsuwm #176713 05/07/08 09:50 PM Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 120 California Maven member Maven member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 120 California Nephelococcygia Scroll down a tad, it's not the first article Last edited by Maven; 05/07/08 09:52 PM. tempus edax rerum Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fool on the hill tsuwm #176714 05/07/08 10:08 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh How 'bout lanalegium? -sepp (one good turner deserves a college) freitag Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fool on the hill zmjezhd #176715 05/07/08 10:25 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm OP Carpal Tunnel OP tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass  Originally Posted By: zmjezhd How 'bout lanalegium? -sepp (one good turner deserves a college) freitag heh. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fool on the hill tsuwm #176719 05/07/08 11:35 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 This thread is being brought to you by Chepe and Pepe. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Website 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,977 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 1,909 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 18 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,946 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,952 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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