Word Of The Day

Chernozem

a soil common in cool or temperate semiarid climates, very black and rich in humus and carbonates.



Codicil

any supplement; appendix.



Butte

an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.



Trident

a three-pronged instrument or weapon.



Muliebrity

womanly nature or qualities.



Serotinal

pertaining to or occurring in late summer.



Iridescent

displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.



Yore

time past.



Wampum

cylindrical beads made from shells, pierced and strung, used by North American Indians as a medium of exchange, for ornaments, and for ceremonial and sometimes spiritual purposes.



Azure

of or having a light, purplish shade of blue, like that of a clear and unclouded sky.