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Thursday, July 26, 2007
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Fellow Logophiles,
Good morning! Here are the answers to the word scramble:
1) abeyance, 2) fetor, 3) benison, 4) panoptic, and
5) maquillage.
I'd like to share with you the origin of the phrase "eating
humble pie," which means to be proven wrong, usually after
boasting.
Humble pie is a derivation of umble pie and refers to the
intestines of an animal especially when used for food. The
original umbles were the innards of the deer: the liver,
heart, entrails and other second-class bits.
It was common practice in medieval times to serve a pie
made of these parts of the animal to the servants and others
that would be sitting at the lower tables in the lord's
hall. To eat humble pie is to accept your position at the
lower table.
Sincerely,
Carly
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WORD: doughty DOW-tee (adjective)
: Marked by fearless resolution
SYNONYMS: * valiant
* brave
* bold
WORD WISE: Doughty comes from Old English dohtig, "brave,
valiant, fit."
QUOTE: He was obsessed with the Arctic, his imagination sto-
ked by epic accounts of the doughty pioneers who had led
wooden ships into uncharted waters and northern mists.
--Sara Wheeler, "In Cold Blood?" New York Times, February 25,
2001
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BONUS WORD OF THE DAY: protuberate pro toobe rayt
(intransitive verb)
: To swell out from surroundings
From Latin protuberat-, past participle stem of protuberare,
literally "to swell forward."
OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL WORDS
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1) sauve qui peut soov kee poo (noun)
: a disordered or panicked escape
Early 19th century. From French, literally "save who
can."
2) gloze glooz (transitive verb)
: to attempt to underplay or minimize something
unpleasant or embarrassing
Thirteenth century. Via French glose from, ultimately,
Latin glossa "obscure word."
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