Word of the Day
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
metaphrastic
\met-uh-FRAST-ik\ , adjective;
1.
Having the quality of a literary work that has been translated or changed from one form to another, as prose into verse.
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It was never a marathon.
Middle distance maybe and near the
middle obstacles like a steeplechase
no water jumps just more
distance and then less until
we stop
running [...]
Word of the Day
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
parergon
\pa-RUR-gon\ , noun;
1.
Work undertaken in addition to one’s principal work.
2.
Something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
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If I were your
mirror
would you still
see me.
Word of the Day
Monday, August 29, 2011
flounce
\FLOUNS\ , verb;
1.
To go with impatient, exaggerated movements.
noun:
1.
A strip of material gathered or pleated and attached at one edge, with the other edge left loose or hanging
verb:
1.
To throw the body about spasmodically.
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I stood tugging at my skirt
between an old exercise
bike and a battered
file cabinet pretending
they were [...]
Word of the Day
Saturday, August 27, 2011
personalia
pur-suh-NEY-lee-uh , noun;
1.
Personal details such as biographical data, reminiscences, or the like.
2.
Personal belongings.
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Here is the room where you
slept and I didn’t.
Here is the place I laid my head down.
The wall is painted and the tv is on.
While you talk I think about
the way turmeric
can sometimes
ward off [...]
Word of the Day
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
collogue
\kuh-LOHG\ , verb;
1.
To confer secretly.
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Even if
the picture has no
story
we had a secret
once
and the picture will
always
keep it.
Word of the Day
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
hobson jobson
HOB-suhn-JOB-suhn , noun;
1.
The alteration of a word borrowed from a foreign language to accord more closely with the linguistic patterns of the borrowing language.
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Hey
how are you
good
did you do that
thing
did it go
ok
I’m sure you’ll be
fine
do I cross your
mind
do my words sink
in
or did I pass
you
by the [...]
Word of the Day
Monday, August 22, 2011
glace
\GLAS\ , noun;
1.
Ice placed in a drink to cool it.
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The ice is melting into
the whiskey, and your glass
is creating a dark
ring on my coffee table.
It will probably leave a mark.
I wish I cared about things like that.
Mrs. Brown taught 4th grade. She was six feet tall and mean, with a beehive and tinted glasses. She hated sweatshirts tied around waists and the sound of velcro. She liked coffee cake. Once on the way to the office I saw her in the parking lot, smoking a cigarette. I think she was crying. [...]
Word of the Day
Friday, August 19, 2011
runic
\ROO-nik\ , adjective;
1.
Having some secret or mysterious meaning.
2.
Consisting of or set down in runes.
3.
Referring to an interlaced form seen on ancient monuments, metalwork, etc., of the northern European peoples.
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Your quiet stole my hours,
one
by
one.
I offered minutes
for meaning, seconds
for something.
You owe me those hours,
all
the [...]
Word of the Day
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
jointure
\JOIN-cher\ , noun;
1.
Property given to a woman upon marriage, to be owned by her after her husband’s death.
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among the
grades and the
degrees
the progress meetings
the 401k and
the slowly disintegrating dreams
sometimes the
smallest voice
inside me whispers
(i want to be a wife)
