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!

All three of these words are from MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM by Anne Youngston.

1. pelmet – “Sarah, I will just tell you, is the daughter of another local farmer and she is, for all the energy she puts into matching towels in tapering piles in the bathroom, scented candles in the dining room, pelmets and tie-backs on the curtains in the living room, committed to the business of farming.”

A pelmet is a narrow border of cloth or wood, fitted across the top of a door or window to conceal the curtain fittings.

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2. ruction – “I am expecting ructions when the cylinders of gas run out and more have to be ordered.”

Ruction is a noun that means a disturbance or quarrel.

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3. weft – “The weft and warp of it.”

Weft means (in weaving) the crosswise threads on a loom over and under which other threads (the warp) are passed to make cloth.

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What words do you want to celebrate today?