A list of 19 words by sarra.
- absquatulate appears on 122 other lists
- phalanstery appears on 7 other lists
- ampersand appears on 98 other lists
- arboretum appears on 30 other lists
- stridulation appears on 13 other lists
- penology appears on 6 other lists
- antidisestablishmentarianism appears on 133 other lists
- calisthenics appears on 21 other lists
- bric-a-brac appears on 38 other lists
- pyromania appears on 16 other lists
- dipsomania appears on 31 other lists
- prestidigitator appears on 12 other lists
- eschatology appears on 96 other lists
- euhemerism appears on 13 other lists
- procrustean appears on 47 other lists
- salutatorian appears on 4 other lists
- perfervid appears on 45 other lists
- dundrearies appears on 8 other lists
- antimacassar appears on 43 other lists
qroqqa Top of my list would be sphygmomanometer and sphairistike. Aug 6, 2008
sarra The words I'm including are ones which sound like they've been carefully invented in a drawing-room by someone proud of (inevitably) his classical education — with a little scope for those new fripperies which have been named more colloquially, but still with a particular Victorian fancy (e.g. dundrearies).
How could I miss antimacassar, though! 1852. Aug 6, 2008
dontcry Yes! Doilies! Jun 24, 2008
john Oh, I love this list. Antimacassars. Jun 24, 2008
dontcry Mourning, as an art form. Jun 24, 2008
dontcry BIG porches! Jun 24, 2008
dontcry Ferns Jun 24, 2008
dontcry Gingerbread -- NOT the kind you eat. Jun 24, 2008
dontcry You know the decorating mantra of the Victorian era, don't ya? "Too much is not enough." Jun 24, 2008
dontcry My house... Jun 24, 2008
Prolagus Ha! Jun 24, 2008