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!

I found several words in Moonlight Over Paris by Jennifer Robson.

1. japanned – “Her breakfast of buttered toast and chocolat chaud sat on a japanned tray at her side, and Hamish, snoring loudly, was sprawled across the bed’s embroidered silk coverlet.”

Japanning is a type of finish, usually a heavy black lacquer, almost like enamel paint.

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2. tisane – “‘Are you enjoying your tisane, Miss Parr?””

Tisane is a beverage, much like tea, made by infusing herbs.

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3. tumbrel – “She’d rather be paraded through the streets on a tumbrel.”

A tumbrel is an open cart that tilted backward to empty out its load, in particular one used to convey condemned prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution.

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What words do you want to celebrate today?