Word Of The Day

Bibliophile

a person who loves or collects books, especially as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the like.



Accelerando

gradually increasing in speed.



Metronymic

derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.



Coronach

a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge.



Barchan

a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.



Guillemet

one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.



Oenology

the science of viniculture.



Togated

clad in a toga.



Acequia

an irrigation ditch.



Andiron

one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.