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#87623
11/23/2002 9:04 PM
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Hippocrepiform
(Hip`po*crep`i*form) a. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + shoe + -form.] (Bot.) Shaped like a horseshoe.
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#87624
11/27/2002 11:39 PM
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Hippocrepiform
Sounds like a hippopotamus creeping toward something trying to take it by surprise.
This is actually a very useful word, and I don't think tsuwm should use it in his lexicon. I mean, how many times have you spotted a horseshoe-shaped object and had an overwhelming desire for a perfect adjective to describe that shape!? Now we've got the word! Hippocrepiform. Got it! Would also make a terrific object to find on a scavenger hunt: 1. Any hippocrepiform object.
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#87625
11/28/2002 12:25 AM
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you spotted a horseshoe-shaped object and had an overwhelming desire for a perfect adjective to describe that shape!?
No comment.
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#87626
11/28/2002 1:34 AM
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Dear Faldage: don't try to make a lyre out of Wordwind.
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#87627
11/28/2002 3:03 AM
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"horseshoe-shaped" = (not) hippocrepiform
Hippocrepiform has one few letters, not counting the hyphen. Hippocrepiform, therefore, is a more economical adjective. However, 'horseshoe-shaped' has two fewer syllables, so it depends upon what you're counting and how you define your economic needs.
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#87628
11/28/2002 12:26 PM
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it depends upon what you're counting and how you define your economic needs.
And how many people you want to understand you.
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