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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 99 of 109 1 2 … 97 98 99 100 101 … 108 109 Go to page... Picture that! wofahulicodoc #223609 02/19/16 07:51 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA FRONTISPIECE PRONUNCIATION: (FRUN-ti-spees) MEANING: noun: 1. An illustration facing or preceding the title page of a book. 2. A facade, especially an ornamental facade, of a building. 3. An ornamental pediment over a door or window. ETYMOLOGY: The word was formed by corruption of French frontispice by association with the word ‘piece’. It’s from Latin frontispicium (facade), from front- (front) + specere (to look). Ultimately from the Indo-European root spek- (to observe), which also gave us spy, spice, species, suspect, expect, spectrum, despise, despicable, bishop, telescope, specious, speciesism, soupcon, prospicient, perspicuous, speculum, omphaloskepsis, and conspectus. Earliest documented use: 1598. _______________________________________________ FRONDISPIECE - many leaflets of a fern, all on one single stem FRONTISPICE - the most prominent condiment in the cabinet, often a chili or a curry FRONTISPIERCE - a direct attack from straight ahead using a sharp instrument Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter nerd alert wofahulicodoc #223615 02/22/16 01:28 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PIACULAR PRONUNCIATION: (pie-AK-yuh-luhr) MEANING: adjective: Making or requiring atonement. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin piare (to appease). Earliest documented use: 1606. ___________________________________ PIARCULAR - extending half-way around a circle (measured in radians) SPIACULAR - the latest James Bond flick APIACULAR - a truly overwhelming swarm of bees Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: nerd alert wofahulicodoc #223622 02/23/16 10:51 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska PIOCULAR (also pinocular) - glasses with piarcular lenses Last edited by Tromboniator; 02/23/16 10:52 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter DEMOTICK: See my metronome wofahulicodoc #223623 02/24/16 03:01 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA DEMOTIC PRONUNCIATION: (di-MOT-ik) MEANING: adjective: Relating to common people; popular. noun: Modern Greek. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek demos (people). Earliest documented use: 1782. _________________________ DEMONTIC - gives the worst Lyme infection ever DEMOTEC - computerized Show-and-Tell DEMOSTIC - Superglue Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Occam's Razor, in principle... wofahulicodoc #223625 02/24/16 07:58 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PARSIMONY PRONUNCIATION: (PAR-si-mo-nee) MEANING: noun: Excessive frugality; stinginess. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin parsimonia, from parcere (to spare). Earliest documented use: 1475. ____________________________ PARISIMONY - how you finance the trip to France after the divorce FARSIMONY - "pool" is as close a transliteration as I can find, written as one of these. The currency of Iran is the rial. PARSIPONY - a town in New Jersey Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Occam's Razor, in principle... wofahulicodoc #223626 02/24/16 09:22 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska PARSNIMONY – 1. Mon(e)y is the root of all evil. 2. A replacement for the gold standard. PARSIMON – A tree that is reluctant to give up its orange fruit. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter appetite spoiler alert wofahulicodoc #223629 02/25/16 02:30 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA GAUCHERIE PRONUNCIATION: (goh-shuh-REE) MEANING: noun: A lack of tact or grace; also an instance of this. ETYMOLOGY: From French gauche (literally left-handed, awkward), from gauchir (to turn). Earliest documented use: 1798. ______________________________ GAUCHO-ERIE - folly on the pampas LAUCHERIE - underwear for Cape Canaveral GACHERIE - gourmet food for Klingons Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter no window top-dressing here wofahulicodoc #223645 02/26/16 08:48 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA VALENCE PRONUNCIATION: (VAY-luhns) MEANING: noun: 1. The combining capacity of an atom or a group of atoms to form molecules. 2. The capacity of someone or something to affect another. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin valentia (power, worth, or strength), from valere (to be well or strong). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wal- (to be strong) that also gave us valiant, avail, valor, value, wieldy, countervail, valetudinarian, and valorize, Earliest documented use: 1425. _________________________ VALENE - one of the ameno acids VIALENCE(1) - the orchestral string section VIALENCE(2) - riot in the perfume-bottling factory Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter no real property allowed wofahulicodoc #223688 02/29/16 04:48 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PERSONALTY PRONUNCIATION: (PUHR-suh-nuhl-tee) MEANING: noun: Personal property: movable property, as contrasted with real estate. ETYMOLOGY: From Anglo-French personalté, from Latin personalitas, from persona (mask, person), from Etruscan phersu, from Greek prosopa (face, mask). Earliest documented use: 1528. __________________________________ PERSONALTA - a high muckety-muck of the feminine gender PERSONASTY - any one of many unpleasant folk PARSONALTY - things owned by a local church officer Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Historians R Us, said Barbara wofahulicodoc #223707 03/01/16 07:52 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA TRUCHMAN PRONUNCIATION: (TRUHCH-muhn) MEANING: noun: An interpreter. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin turchemannus, from Arabic tarjuman, from Aramaic turgemana, from Akkadian targumanu (interpreter). Earliest documented use: 1485. ___________________________ TRACHMAN - the guy who puts the hole in your throat so you can breathe better TRUTHMAN - a Fair Witness, male gender TRUCHBAN - no cargo vehicles with more than two axles allowed Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 99 of 109 1 2 … 97 98 99 100 101 … 108 109 Go to page... 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. 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