03-13-2024, 06:00 AM -
WORD OF THE DAY...
Also from The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz...
sylph = Noun: A slim, graceful woman or girl. Noun: An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy; an elemental spirit of the air. Noun: Any one of several species of South American hummingbirds. Noun: Mythology - An invisible being of the air.
Etymology: New Latin 'sylpha' probably from Latin 'sylvestria' and 'nympha'. Usage. First attested 1657. Coined 16th century by Paracelsus.
carillon = Noun: A set of tuned bells designed to play regularly composed melodies. Usually activated from a keyboard. Noun: A rapid ringing of several large bells at the same time. Noun: A composition written or arranged for the bells. Verb (Intran..): To play a carillon.
Etymology: French; alteration of Old French 'quarregnon'
mellifluous = Adjective: Having a pleasant and fluid sound. Adjective: Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly.
Etymology: Middle English fr. Late Latin 'mellifluous'; Indo-European roots + Latin.
Also from The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz...
sylph = Noun: A slim, graceful woman or girl. Noun: An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy; an elemental spirit of the air. Noun: Any one of several species of South American hummingbirds. Noun: Mythology - An invisible being of the air.
Etymology: New Latin 'sylpha' probably from Latin 'sylvestria' and 'nympha'. Usage. First attested 1657. Coined 16th century by Paracelsus.
carillon = Noun: A set of tuned bells designed to play regularly composed melodies. Usually activated from a keyboard. Noun: A rapid ringing of several large bells at the same time. Noun: A composition written or arranged for the bells. Verb (Intran..): To play a carillon.
Etymology: French; alteration of Old French 'quarregnon'
mellifluous = Adjective: Having a pleasant and fluid sound. Adjective: Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly.
Etymology: Middle English fr. Late Latin 'mellifluous'; Indo-European roots + Latin.
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