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On the word 'molossus', over 2 years ago

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:22:49 -0700

A Molossus is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. It consists of three long syllables. In English poetry, syllables are usually categorized as being either stressed or unstressed, rather than long or short.

For example, the first line of the following verse is a molossus:

Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!
And I would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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On the word 'pooka', over 2 years ago

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:53:43 -0700

"P O O K A - Pooka - from old Celtic mythology - a fairy spirit in animal form - always very large. The pooka appears here and there - now and then - to this one and that one - a benign but mischievous creature - very fond of rumpots, crackpots, and how are you, Mr. Wilson?"

On the word 'finnimbrun', over 2 years ago

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:13:21 -0700

A trinket or knick-knack.

On the word 'farscape', over 2 years ago

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:27:39 -0700

"I usually try to save a life a day. Usually, it's my own." --John Crichton, Farscape

On the word 'serein', over 2 years ago

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:30:44 -0700

A mist, or very fine rain, which sometimes falls from a clear sky a few moments after sunset.

On the word 'bibbledy', over 2 years ago

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:06:21 -0700

"Shepherd Book said they was men just reached the edge of space, saw a vasty nothingness, and went bibbledy over it." —Kaylee Frye, "Serenity"