ARBORETUM:■ noun (plural arboretums or arboreta -tə) a botanical garden devoted to trees.
Origin:
'a place with trees', from arbor 'tree'.
Origin:
'a place with trees', from arbor 'tree'.
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ACCOLADE:■ noun
something granted as a special honour or in recognition of merit.
a ceremonial touch on a person's shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood.
Word history
When it entered English in the 17th century the word accolade referred to a gesture performed by a monarch when knighting someone: an embrace around the neck, a kiss, or a touch on the shoulders with a sword. The word comes via French from Provençal acolada, literally 'an embrace around the neck', ultimately from Latin ad- 'to' and collum 'neck'; through collum it is linked to words such as collar and décolletage.
something granted as a special honour or in recognition of merit. a ceremonial touch on a person's shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood.Word history
When it entered English in the 17th century the word accolade referred to a gesture performed by a monarch when knighting someone: an embrace around the neck, a kiss, or a touch on the shoulders with a sword. The word comes via French from Provençal acolada, literally 'an embrace around the neck', ultimately from Latin ad- 'to' and collum 'neck'; through collum it is linked to words such as collar and décolletage.
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AVIARY:■ noun (plural aviaries) a large enclosure for keeping birds in.
C16: from L. aviarium, from avis 'bird'.
C16: from L. aviarium, from avis 'bird'.
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ARCHIPELAGO:
■ noun (plural archipelagos or archipelagoes) an extensive group of islands.
C16: from Ital. arcipelago, from Gk arkhi- 'chief' + pelagos 'sea' (orig. a name for the Aegean Sea, notable for its large number of islands).
C16: from Ital. arcipelago, from Gk arkhi- 'chief' + pelagos 'sea' (orig. a name for the Aegean Sea, notable for its large number of islands).
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ACME:
■ noun the highest point of achievement or excellence.
C16: from Gk akmē 'highest point'.
C16: from Gk akmē 'highest point'.
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APHASIA:
■ noun Medicine inability to understand or produce speech as a result of brain damage.
Derivatives:
aphasic adjective &noun
Origin:
C19: from Gk, from aphatos 'speechless'.
Derivatives:
aphasic adjective &noun
Origin:
C19: from Gk, from aphatos 'speechless'.
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APHELION:
■ noun (plural aphelia -lɪə) Astronomy the point in a body's orbit at which it is furthest from the sun. The opposite of perihelion.
Origin:
C17: alt. of mod. L. aphelium, from Gk aph' hēlion
'from the sun'.
ALOOF:
■ adjective not friendly; cool and distant.
Derivatives
aloofly adverb
aloofness noun
Derivatives
aloofly adverb
aloofness noun
Origin:
C16: from a-2 + luff, orig. in naut. use meaning 'away and to windward!', i.e. with the ship's head kept close to the wind away from a lee shore or other hazard.ALSO VISIT WWW.KILLTHEGRE.BLOGSPOT.COM ( VERBAL THREAD)
AERIE:
eyrie
(US also aerie)
■ noun a large nest of an eagle or other bird of prey, built high in a tree or on a cliff.
Origin
C15: from med. L. aeria, aerea, eyria, prob. from OFr. aire, from L. area 'level piece of ground', in late L. 'nest of a bird of prey'.
■ noun a large nest of an eagle or other bird of prey, built high in a tree or on a cliff.
Origin
C15: from med. L. aeria, aerea, eyria, prob. from OFr. aire, from L. area 'level piece of ground', in late L. 'nest of a bird of prey'.
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ANOINT:
■ verb smear or rub with oil, especially as part of a religious ceremony. ▶ceremonially confer office on (a priest or monarch) by anointing. ▶[often as adjective anointed] nominate as successor.
Phrases
Anointing of the Sick (in the Roman Catholic Church) the sacramental anointing of the ill or infirm with blessed oil; unction.
Derivatives
anointer noun
Phrases
Anointing of the Sick (in the Roman Catholic Church) the sacramental anointing of the ill or infirm with blessed oil; unction.
Derivatives
anointer noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. enoint, enoindre, from L. inungere, from in- 'upon' + ungere 'anoint, smear with oil'.
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