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Your Word for the Day 12/10
From The Superior Person's Book of Words
Charientism (n.) -- An elegantly veiled insult. One of the various worthy ends to which this book is a means. -- Finished 11/18/03 -- Bird of Paradise WIP: Angel of Autumn, Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe, Guide the Hands (2d one) Paralegal - Writer - Editor - Researcher http://hometown.aol.com/kmc528/KMC.html |
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Okay. Seriously Earnest Dianne doesn't know what to do with this,
Karen. It's not in my dictionary sigh. If it's a joke, will somebody explain? Signed, Desparate in Wisconsin Dianne Karen C - California wrote: From The Superior Person's Book of Words Charientism (n.) -- An elegantly veiled insult. One of the various worthy ends to which this book is a means. |
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Here's the closest I came to charientism from Merriam Webster on line:
One entry found for chariness. Main Entry: char·i·ness Pronunciation: 'char-E-n&s, 'cher- Function: noun Date: 1571 1 : the quality or state of being chary : CAUTION 2 : carefully preserved state : INTEGRITY Charientism Charientism "Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message ... Okay. Seriously Earnest Dianne doesn't know what to do with this, Karen. It's not in my dictionary sigh. If it's a joke, will somebody explain? Signed, Desparate in Wisconsin Dianne Karen C - California wrote: From The Superior Person's Book of Words Charientism (n.) -- An elegantly veiled insult. One of the various worthy ends to which this book is a means. |
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On 12/11/03 2:15 PM, in article ,
"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote: Charientism http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm |
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You and Lucille are something else. What troopers.
But how did "caution" become veiled insult? Dianne Cheryl Isaak wrote: On 12/11/03 2:15 PM, in article , "Dianne Lewandowski" wrote: Charientism http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm |
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In article , Dianne Lewandowski
writes: Okay. Seriously Earnest Dianne doesn't know what to do with this, Karen. It's not in my dictionary sigh. It came from The Superior Person's Book of Words, some of which I know to be real words. It's not in my Big Fat Dictionary, but that doesn't mean it's not in the Oxford Unabridged. -- Finished 11/18/03 -- Bird of Paradise WIP: Angel of Autumn, Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe, Guide the Hands (2d one) Paralegal - Writer - Editor - Researcher http://hometown.aol.com/kmc528/KMC.html |
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Thanks for this link Cheryl. I love words and this is going to give me a
lot of pleasure. Lucille "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... On 12/11/03 2:15 PM, in article , "Dianne Lewandowski" wrote: Charientism http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm |
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On 12/11/03 5:54 PM, in article
, "Lucille" wrote: Thanks for this link Cheryl. I love words and this is going to give me a lot of pleasure. Lucille "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... On 12/11/03 2:15 PM, in article , "Dianne Lewandowski" wrote: Charientism http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm Me too! Cheryl |
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Karen C - California wrote:
From The Superior Person's Book of Words Charientism (n.) -- An elegantly veiled insult. One of the various worthy ends to which this book is a means. Oh, I just love that bookG My copy is at work. Another good word (although not from there) is bellybone as in, "My girlfriend is bellybone" It's a corruption of the french phrase belle et bonne. Marg |
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On 12/11/03 6:06 PM,"Cheryl Isaak" posted:
On 12/11/03 5:54 PM, in article , "Lucille" wrote: Thanks for this link Cheryl. I love words and this is going to give me a lot of pleasure. Lucille http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm Me too! Cheryl Ditto ;^) Helps with doing the crosswords, etc - and the very competitive Scrabble playing that happens here. ellice |
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