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Aug 24, 2009
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with Anu GargIf a picture is worth a thousand words, then this week we'd be featuring 5000 words. Each of this week's words is accompanied by a wonderful, whimsical illustration by cartoonist Doug Pike (dpike doubtfulaccounts.com). Besides the word of the day, each cartoon includes many other unusual words. Doug's cartoons have illustrated many magazines and his new book Gone With The Wine has just been released. smalto
MEANING:
noun: Colored glass or enamel used in mosaic.
sillabub/syllabub: a drink of sweetened milk/cream & wine/cider
qaid/caid: a Muslim tribal chief or judge smaragd: emerald PRONUNCIATION:
(SMAHL-to)
ETYMOLOGY:
From Italian smalto (enamel, glaze), related to smelt (to melt).
USAGE:
"Using Carrara marble, Venetian gold, and glass smalto, Elaine M. Goodwin
creates mosaics inspired by the Classical, Byzantine, Victorian, and
contemporary worlds."Going out; Staying in; The Times (London, UK); Jan 14, 2009. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
A good leader can't get too far ahead of his followers. -Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US President (1882-1945)
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