Wondrous Words Wednesday
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I found three great words in one sentence in Mademoiselle Chanel by C. W. Gortner.
I also had astrakhan-trimmed coats in silk velvet and quilted charmeuse with matching linings; black, red, and gold tabard dresses with square necklines, flared embroidered cuffs, and low-slung waists; and waterfall gowns beaded in lignite jet.
1. astrakhan – I found two definitions for astrakhan: karakul of Russian origin and a cloth with a usually wool, curled, and looped pile resembling karakul. Reading those definitions made me wonder what a karakul is so I looked that up to. A karakul is any breed of hardy fat-tailed sheep with a narrow body and coarse wiry fur.
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2. tabard – A tabard is a short loose-fitting sleeveless or short-sleeved coat or cape.
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3. lignite – Lignite is a usually brownish black coal intermediate between peat and bituminous coal.
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What words do you want to celebrate today?
All are new to me.
Three in one! I would find a lot of unfamiliar words in a book about a fashion designer, probably, because I’m fashion-illiterate.
I only knew lignite.
Funny how some words stick with you: in the sixth grade I was in a 5 minute re-enactment of a book we were studying, and devised a “tabard” for my role as a page.
Is astrakhan similar to what we sued to call “Persian lamb?
Astrakhan is new to me, but with your definition I think I can picture it in my head. Tabard I knew and I can’t tell you why, but lignite coal is a familiar term, I live in oil,gas and coal country! Great to find three in one sentence!
I consider myself fairly well read – and I’m old! But 3 words in the same sentence that I didn’t know is a bit humbling.
I was clueless on all three!
One of my favorite teachers in high school was named Mr. Astrakhan! LOL!
I didn’t know lignite.
I actually know astrakhan because I watch way too much Project Runway and looked it up once! Bummer that I didn’t have any words this week.
Wow – you hit the mother-lode in that sentence! Good catch. All three are new to me too.
Lignite reminds me of the word ignite.
Very nice 🙂
Excellent wondrous words, Kathy. Lignite is especially “catchy”!
There are so many fashion terms that I’ve never heard of!