Wondrous Words Wednesday
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IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS by Jan Karon was the source for a few more new-to-me words.
1. trug – “Anna came in from the entrance hall with a trug of purple iris.”
A trug is a shallow oblong basket made of strips of wood, traditionally used for carrying garden flowers and produce.
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2. parge – “The hut was a small, parged building with a couple of stone steps to the door and a single room.”
Parge is a verb that means cover with plaster or mortar.
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3. plenish – “The tears he had witnessed in his life as a priest might plenish a river.”
I’m familiar with replenish so I was able to figure this one out but have never heard it used before. Plenish means to fill up; stock; furnish.
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What words do you want to celebrate today?
Hi Kathy,
A great set of words, of which I knew one (trug) and like yourself, could probably have guessed at (plenish). (parge) is totally new to me, so thanks for sharing!
I have come across both the author and this particular series mentioned often before on our fellow bloggers sites, however for some reason I have never bothered checking it out, possibly because the titles make me think of something else entirely.
I took the time to consult with Goodreads this morning though and I do like the sound of these books, although I was wondering if you know whether they work okay as stand alone stories, as I am quite a way behind in the series?
Hope that you are all keeping well 🙂
Yvonne
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No post from me this week, I’m afraid, but I hope to join in again very soon!
Good words; new to me.
My word today is “chicanes” — see
https://maefood.blogspot.com/2020/04/learning-new-word-from-john-le-carre.html
be well… mae
Two out of three. Parge sounds silly to me.
Sent from my iPhone Kathryn Lorenz
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Plenish makes sense in context but I’ve never used it.
A trug full of flowers seems like a great thing to have, even if it sounds prettier than the word “trug” sounds! :–)
I got #3 (and only #3!) for the same reason.
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I knew plenish but not the other two.
Yes I cold figure out that lat one too
Interesting words! Plenish makes sense, although I’ve only heard replenish. Thanks for sharing these words from your book.
All three sound like words one might desperately make up during a difficult Scrabble game.