Wondrous Words Wednesday
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I found two words in Stir by Jessica Fechtor.
1. drupelet – “I studied the drupelets neatly stacked, their hollows pursed like lips into supple Os.”
A drupelet is a small drupe or, rather, one of the individual parts of an aggregate fruit (such as a raspberry).
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2. pawl – “I liked the sound it made as the pawl clicked through the gear.”
A pawl is a mechanical component in a ratchet.
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What words do you want to celebrate today?
Both are brand new to me!
I’ve never heard of either one of these. Do you think authors go out of their way to find these terms to use?
Nope and nope. Although I like the word “drupe.”
Clueless on both!
Two new ones for me. I’ve seen drupelets many times but didn’t know there was a word for that.
Heard my husband mention pawl , didn’t know the other.
I’m pretty sure I’ve heard my husband talk about a pawl before, but the other word is new to me.
Fun to learn new words😍
Oh well, I’ll have to use pawl at furniture refinishing, they’ll think I know what I’m doing.
Those are new to me
I had no idea that there was a name for those little parts of fruit. Love it!