Archive for December, 2005

coil

"What coil are you keeping down there, Mullugutherum?" --The Silver Chair, by C. S. Lewis, written around 1953; p, 157 of the 1994 HarperTrophy paperback edition MW11 says "coil"...

dirified

The basename is dirified (spaces replaced by underscores, other punctuation removed) in order to create a valid URL. --Movable Type 3.2 User Manual: Entry basename Anil Dash says: "Dirified...

veritable

The winning streak for this veritable show continues through its fourth year. --Amazon's editorial review of The West Wing: The Complete Fourth Season DVD It's so show-like that it's...

shod

For the Lord shall shod us in hooves of bronze and horns of iron[...] --Hitherby Dragons: Remnants (III/IV) "shod" is actually the past tense of "shoe," so "shall shod"...

bobance

'Puddleglum,' they've said, 'you're altogether too full of bobance and bounce and high spirits.[...]' --The Silver Chair, by C. S. Lewis, written around 1953; p, 76 of the 1994...