Wondrous Words Wednesday
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. Feel free to get creative! If you want to play along, grab the button, write a post and come back and add your link to Mr. Linky!
These are the final two words I found in Mademoiselle Chanel by C. W. Gortner. I really expanded my vocabulary when I read this great book!
1. satyr – “He was still here with me, tangible, his dark green eyes warm, his thick hair tousled as he leaned over me, a satyr of musk, to whisper, ‘Remember, Coco, you are only a woman . . .’”
Satyr has its origin in Greek mythology and has come to mean a lecherous man.
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2. blackamoor – “Misia’s two blackamoors, which I had not been able to part with, seemed to welcome me deeper within, the clack of my heels silenced by the thick beige carpet as I glanced toward the looking-glass kaleidoscope of my salon.”
A blackamoor is a dark skinned person. My dictionary didn’t say so, but I have a feeling this was a derogatory term.
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What words do you want to celebrate today?
Oh, I’m excited to say I know these two! I just read The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, historical fiction, and ended up with about 30 words! That’s going to keep me in Wednesdays for months!
I’ve seen both of those, but I’m not sure I ever looked them up. Thanks!
I knew both words!
I’ve seen satyr before. I wasn’t familiar with the other word, and it doesn’t sound like a good word to use.
I’ve seen both words too. The second word makes me remember this book I’ve wanted to read about blackamoors in Britain. I’m sure it’s an old book. “Satyr of musk” makes me think of Beauty and the Beast for some reason. Did he have a nasty odor?
I think this is the book. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackamoores-Africans-England-Presence-Origins/dp/0953318214
My mythology knowledge is poor, so I’m familiar with satyr but never knew exactly what it meant, until today! Thanks Kathy!
I’ve seen satyr before, but I couldn’t have said the definition.
New to me words, Kathy! Thanks for a terrific WWW post!
Oh my goodness…
Satyr I knew
Two new ones for me.
Missed Mailbox Monday. Sorry. Always fun.
thanks, didn’t know either of these.
I knew the first one — probably because I told mythology classes!