#95005
02/08/2003 11:40 PM
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graminaceous: grass-like; pertaining to grass family of plants. gramineal, gramineous, a.
graminivorous, a. feeding on grass. graminology, n. study of grasses. graminous, a.
grassy.
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#95006
02/08/2003 11:44 PM
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grammatolatry (noun) -
1. worship of words
Synonyms: verbolatry, word-worship
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#95007
02/08/2003 11:46 PM
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grampus
n.,
pl. 3pus[es 5earlier graundepose, altered (after GRAND) < ME grapays < OFr graspeis < L crassus piscis < crassus, fat (see CRASS) + piscis, FISH6
1 a playful, black-and-white dolphin (Grampus griseus)
2 KILLER WHALE
Apparently they had noisy breathing, because there used be a cliché of fat men
out of breath "puffing like a grampus".
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#95008
02/09/2003 12:27 AM
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"Fancy Yarn is made by twisting together threads of different counts, colours, materials or
twistings, at regular or irregular tensions, and in the same or opposite directions. The
effects thus produced are known in commerce under a great variety of names, of which
the following are a few. Grandrelle is probably the one in greatest demand; it has a
mottled effect which is due to uniformly twisting together two threads of different colours,
but of approximately equal counts. In some cases the folding twist is slight, in others it is
1 the strand of twisted and drawn-out fibers of cotton, wool, silk, etc. from which yarns are made
considerable. Mock Grandrelle presents a similar appearance to true grandrelle, but is
made at the spinning machine by twisting together two rovings that are dyed in different
colours."
In the paragraph above, the word "roving" was used.
roving
n.
5< ROVE26
1 the strand of twisted and drawn-out fibers of cotton, wool, silk, etc. from which yarns are made
2 the process of preparing such a strand
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#95009
02/09/2003 12:44 AM
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The goddam spelling bee list had the word spelled wrong, with a "e" on the end. Gave an
error message to effect "no such word." Turns out to be some kind of shrub in Mexico.
"Couch's Kingbird:Frequents the borders of woods, chaparral, and trees along lakes, ponds, rivers, and stagnant watercourses,
where it inhabits groves of mesquite, ebony blackbead, retaima, granjena, persimmon, and thorny bushes. It also frequents
urban areas.
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#95010
02/09/2003 12:52 AM
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Surprise - name came from use in writing.
graphite
n.
5Ger graphit < Gr graphein, to write (see GRAPHIC): from its use as writing material6 a soft, black, lustrous form of carbon found in nature and used for lead in pencils, for crucibles, lubricants, electrodes, etc.
gra[phit[ic 7gr! fit4ik8
adj.
Another very important use of graphite is as a lubricant in some kinds of bearings. It has crystals
of carbon in some ways similar to crystals in diamond, but in flat plates that readily slip over
each other and prevent sliding metal contacts' wearing each other. For instance, in heavy door hinges
where oil or grease would not last. Sometimes locks that stick benefit from having granite blown
into the lock to make key turn more easily. Cardoor locks also. In the car door lock, grease would accumlate
dust and jam lock.
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#95011
02/09/2003 12:55 AM
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grappa
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5It < Gmc *krappa, akin to Frank *krappo: see GRAPE6 an Italian brandy distilled from the lees left after pressing grapes to make wine
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#95012
02/09/2003 1:03 AM
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Robert Browning:"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for? ..."
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02/09/2003 1:04 AM
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au gratin
5Fr, lit., with scrapings6 having a lightly browned crust of bread crumbs and grated cheese
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#95014
02/09/2003 1:27 AM
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my Dad used graphite on my Pine Wood Derby® car axles when I was in Cub Scouts. won a few races! 
formerly known as etaoin...
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#95015
02/09/2003 1:37 AM
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Graphite can also be a verb, e.g. to fabricate research data.
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#95016
02/09/2003 1:28 PM
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worship of words
Love it. Gives me another word for those who think language can't take care of itself.
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#95017
02/09/2003 7:44 PM
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old hand
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worship of words
Love it. Gives me another word for those who think language can't take care of itself.
Of whom there are legions. Several of my Maaori-speaking friends bemoan the artificaially standardised Maaori being taught today, calling it ugly and awkward. Yet the growing numbers of people who speak the "new" Maaori, and particularly its uptake among the young (half of all Maaori speakers are under 25), have guaranteed the survival of the language, and present an opportunity to watch language evolution happen in a very compressed timeframe. Fascinating stuff.
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