on 16-10-2018 19:44
Hi guys, how's your week going?
Today is Dictionary Day, which celebrates the birth of the famous American lexicographer, Noah Webster. He was born on October 16, 1758, and is best known for publishing the precursor of the now widely used Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
This day is meant to encourage everyone to improve and enhance the way we use our language skills in the study of the dictionary, and I thought it would be fun to learn some new words here on the community with a little word game.
To make it a bit more interesting, I'll switch it around a bit: I'll paste a description of a word below, and you'll have to guess which word the description depicts. When one of you gets it right, anyone can follow and post the next description for others to guess. Mine is from a dictionary as it's Dictionary Day but it doesn't have to be, you can also just describe what you mean with your own words/hints. I'll put an easy one first:
Description:
An openwork usually figured fabric made of thread or yarn and used for trimmings, household coverings, and entire garments
Word:
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on 17-10-2018 09:33
on 17-10-2018 09:33
on 17-10-2018 09:47
Macaroons!
on 17-10-2018 10:07
on 17-10-2018 10:07
@Anonymous wrote:
Macaroons!
Yes! You got it!
on 17-10-2018 10:51
on 17-10-2018 10:51
on 17-10-2018 12:14
on 17-10-2018 12:14
Let's see who gets this one first:
A large rounded orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind, the flesh of which can be used in sweet or savoury dishes.
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on 17-10-2018 12:28
on 17-10-2018 12:28
Pumpkin?
Veritas Numquam Perit
on 17-10-2018 12:31
on 17-10-2018 12:31
Yep, you got it @Cleoriff! Feel free to pick the next one, I'll go browse a dictionary in the meantime to see what I can find
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on 17-10-2018 12:49
on 17-10-2018 12:49
Definition: It can be a dance or a sauce.
Veritas Numquam Perit
on 17-10-2018 13:36
on 17-10-2018 13:36
on 17-10-2018 13:55
on 17-10-2018 13:55