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Monthly Archives: October 2007
bier
a movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial or cremation or on which it is carried to the grave
varlet
1. an attendant or servant 2. a knight’s page 3. a rascal; a knave
acme
the highest point, as of achievement or development; the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful
bowdlerize
remove material that is considered improper or offensive (from a book, for example), esp. with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective; to expurgate (a book, for example) prudishly
mackintosh
1. a full-length waterproof coat 2. a lightweight, waterproof fabric that was originally of rubberized cotton
eponym
1. a person whose name is or is thought to be the source of the name of something, such as a city, country, or era 2. a name or noun formed in such a way