From Carolyn's Corner = the study of definitions.

zaibatsu
n.pl.,
sing. 3tsu$ 5Jpn < SinoJpn zai, wealth + batsu, family6 the few families that dominate Japanese finance, commerce, and industry

ephemeris
n.,
pl. eph[e[mer[i[des 7ef#! mer4! dcz#8 5L < Gr ephcmeris, diary, calendar < ephcmeros: see fol.6
1 a table giving the computed positions of a celestial body for every day of a given period
2 an astronomical almanac containing such tables
3 [Obs.] a calendar or diary

anaglyph
n.
5Gr anaglyphc < ana3, up +< glyphein, to carve out: see CLEAVE16
1 an ornament, as a cameo, carved in low relief
2 a photograph made up of two slightly different views, in complementary colors, of the same subject: when looked at through a pair of corresponding color filters, the picture seems three-dimensional

scagliola
n.
5It scagliuola, dim. of scaglia, a chip, shell < Goth skalja, SCALE26 an imitation marble made of gypsum and an adhesive, with colored stone dust or chips set into the surface

wasteweir (noun) -

1. a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
Synonyms: spillway, spill

antinomy
n.,
pl. 3mies 5L antinomia < Gr antinomia: see ANTI3 & 3NOMY6
1 the opposition of one law, regulation, etc. to another
2 a contradiction or inconsistency between two apparently reasonable principles or laws, or between conclusions drawn from them

"I am going to recoup one of my earlier essays on this subject --
there were so many clever things that I blurted out within it,
as the initial incitements of the topic struck me on my first
impression, that my elastic, all too elastic stores of memory
are already beginning to blur into obliviscence, that form of
resilience in impressionability that I suspect you share, too.
Besides which concern I am for the moment earnestly of a mind
and a mettle to keep on broadening out this malleable subject
to take in some aspects of what we mean by definition, in the
first place, if that is indeed the only place for definitions
to make a place for themselves, which I occasionally question."

I could not find dictionary definition, but think it is coinage from "oblivion".
oblivion
n.
5OFr < L oblivio < oblivisci, to forget < ob3 (see OB3) + (prob.) levis, smooth < IE base *lei3, slippery > LIME16
1 a forgetting or having forgotten; forgetfulness
2 the condition or fact of being forgotten
3 official overlooking of offenses; pardon

The noosphere represents a new global consciousness. Sort of
a gaia theory applied to memetics. In the world of the internet,
memes aren't restricted to individuals and their creations.
Memes now drift around in this giant collaborative environment.

tatami
n.,
pl. 3mi or 3mis 5Jpn < nominal form of tatamu, to fold up, pile up6 a floor mat woven of rice straw, used traditionally in Japanese homes for sitting on, as when eating

I admire scouting, but not this part of it.





The Definition of Webelos

The third step on the path to earning your Bobcat Badge is to know the
meaning of the word Webelos.

Webelos (WE-buh-los)

WE'll BE LOyal Scouts

From Forthright Phrontistery:
rupestrian
composed of rock; inscribed on rock