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Showing posts with label Word Lover's Daily Word. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Word Lover's Daily Word. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Word Lover's Daily Word- Kirsch \ˈkirsh\

Kirsch-Trauben-Bowle
Kirsch- a dry colorless brandy distilled from the fermented juice of the black morello cherry

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Word Lover's Daily Word- Jettatura

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Jettatura- a curse of the evil eye, whereby all that the cursed looks upon will suffer bad luck

Friday, January 10, 2014

Word Lover's Daily Word- Firkin \ˈfər-kən\

firkin 



Firkin- a small keg; any of various British units of capacity usually equal to 1⁄4 barrel

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Word Lover's Daily Word- Caret \ˈker-ət, ˈka-rət\

Caret symbol

Caret- a wedge-shaped mark made on written or printed matter to indicate the place where something is to be inserted

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Word Lover's Daily Word- Zolotnik \¦zälət¦nēk\

Marked with 84 zolotniks standard (875 silver), assayer's initials of Ivan Lebedkin and K.FABERGE in Cyrillic beneath Russian Imperial warrant, both pieces with scratched inventory number 18108.    Zolotnik- a Russian unit of weight equal to 4.266 grams or a small fraction of an ounce
Marked with 84 zolotniks standard (875 silver)

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Word Lover's Daily Word- Valuta (vuh-loo-tuh)


Valuta- the value of a currency expressed in terms of its rate of exchange with another currency.

Friday, November 29, 2013

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Word Lover's Daily Word- Sautoir [soh-twahr]

Sautoir Innocence vieux rose
Sautoir- a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.