Word Of The Day

Bowdlerize

to amend a written work by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.



Qiviut

the soft, dense, light-brown woolly undercoat of the musk ox, used in making fabrics.



Pluvial

of or relating to rain, especially much rain; rainy.



Prolegomenon

a preliminary discussion; introductory essay; a prologue.



Clarsach

an ancient Irish and Scottish harp.



Vigesimal

of, relating to, or based on twenty.



Oolong

a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried.



Cranreuch

a covering of minute ice needles, formed at night upon the ground and exposed objects when they have cooled below the dew point, when it is below the freezing point.



Vellicate

to twitch.



Ejecta

matter ejected, as from a volcano in eruption.