A list of 250 words by yarb.
- leveewas added by yarb and appears on 65 lists
- severerwas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- toss upwas added by yarb and appears on 3 lists
- pantaloonwas added by yarb and appears on 30 lists
- eye-teethwas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- marquisatewas added by yarb and appears on 3 lists
- calumniatorwas added by yarb and appears on 8 lists
- shamwas added by yarb and appears on 69 lists
- spick and spanwas added by yarb and appears on 8 lists
- muzzwas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- lenitivewas added by yarb and appears on 36 lists
- force-meatwas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- oliowas added by yarb and appears on 51 lists
- patchworkwas added by yarb and appears on 23 lists
- sempstresswas added by yarb and appears on 3 lists
- moppetwas added by yarb and appears on 24 lists
- braggartwas added by yarb and appears on 55 lists
- fribblewas added by yarb and appears on 17 lists
- parturitionwas added by yarb and appears on 38 lists
- unfledgewas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- solfeggiowas added by yarb and appears on 8 lists
- gamesterwas added by yarb and appears on 14 lists
- grinderswas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- rushlightwas added by yarb and appears on 11 lists
- blacklegswas added by yarb and appears on 3 lists
- lubberlywas added by yarb and appears on 16 lists
- ratteenwas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- by hook or by crookwas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- nonsuitwas added by yarb and appears on 3 lists
- egg onwas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- bumperwas added by yarb and appears on 23 lists
- fricandeauwas added by yarb and appears on 9 lists
- phylacterywas added by yarb and appears on 49 lists
- almonerwas added by yarb and appears on 21 lists
- lubricitywas added by yarb and appears on 21 lists
- bevywas added by yarb and appears on 89 lists
- clodhopperwas added by yarb and appears on 41 lists
- quavery-maverywas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- toad-eatingwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- climactericwas added by yarb and appears on 31 lists
- bibwas added by yarb and appears on 38 lists
- apozemwas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- philippicwas added by yarb and appears on 60 lists
- quackerywas added by yarb and appears on 23 lists
- elbow-chairwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- one foot in the gravewas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- rusticatewas added by yarb and appears on 41 lists
- go-betweenwas added by yarb and appears on 8 lists
- buckramwas added by yarb and appears on 40 lists
- hodge-podgewas added by yarb and appears on 8 lists
- ortolanwas added by yarb and appears on 23 lists
- pigeon-liveredwas added by yarb and appears on 7 lists
- unpregnantwas added by yarb and appears on 4 lists
- muddy-mettledwas added by yarb and appears on 4 lists
- panderismwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- handlewas added by yarb and appears on 48 lists
- petwas added by yarb and appears on 32 lists
- ebullitionwas added by yarb and appears on 33 lists
- perviouswas added by yarb and appears on 21 lists
- disputantwas added by yarb and appears on 12 lists
- dittywas added by yarb and appears on 25 lists
- afflictivewas added by yarb and appears on 8 lists
- starvelingwas added by yarb and appears on 22 lists
- clapwas added by yarb and appears on 39 lists
- coryphaeuswas added by yarb and appears on 15 lists
- wenchwas added by yarb and appears on 77 lists
- bedizenedwas added by yarb and appears on 17 lists
- slabberwas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- chop-fallenwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- fisticuffswas added by yarb and appears on 115 lists
- cuminwas added by yarb and appears on 41 lists
- prebendalwas added by yarb and appears on 3 lists
- scutwas added by yarb and appears on 14 lists
- welterwas added by yarb and appears on 133 lists
- arbitrementwas added by yarb and appears on 3 lists
- cockloftwas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- chylewas added by yarb and appears on 14 lists
- eyeshotwas added by yarb and appears on 9 lists
- halbertwas added by yarb and appears on 4 lists
- coxcombwas added by yarb and appears on 103 lists
- cabalwas added by yarb and appears on 169 lists
- ravishmentwas added by yarb and appears on 10 lists
- doitwas added by yarb and appears on 21 lists
- bustlewas added by yarb and appears on 58 lists
- poultererwas added by yarb and appears on 6 lists
- peculationwas added by yarb and appears on 23 lists
- filchwas added by yarb and appears on 81 lists
- at free quarterswas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- crawwas added by yarb and appears on 12 lists
- butterywas added by yarb and appears on 26 lists
- sciolistwas added by yarb and appears on 37 lists
- whiffwas added by yarb and appears on 57 lists
- pimple-spangledwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- prigwas added by yarb and appears on 58 lists
- encroachwas added by yarb and appears on 49 lists
- love-lockwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- contexturewas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- back carriagewas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- flyblowwas added by yarb and appears on 4 lists
- cockatricewas added by yarb and appears on 39 lists
- deodandwas added by yarb and appears on 25 lists
- tramontanewas added by yarb and appears on 31 lists
- refrigeratorwas added by yarb and appears on 28 lists
- simplewas added by yarb and appears on 71 lists
- relictwas added by yarb and appears on 39 lists
- coevalwas added by yarb and appears on 113 lists
- birdlimewas added by yarb and appears on 13 lists
- stagefinchwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- pelfwas added by yarb and appears on 70 lists
- leaguewas added by yarb and appears on 33 lists
- french leavewas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- footboywas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- discommendwas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- fungouswas added by yarb and appears on 9 lists
- dunghillwas added by yarb and appears on 9 lists
- bob-majorwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- hernshawwas added by yarb and appears on 4 lists
- drawcansirwas added by yarb and appears on 17 lists
- filchingwas added by yarb and appears on 4 lists
- oppugnerwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- breadbasketwas added by yarb and appears on 12 lists
- eleemosynarywas added by yarb and appears on 144 lists
- clubwas added by yarb and appears on 54 lists
- wittolwas added by yarb and appears on 23 lists
- cornutowas added by yarb and appears on 6 lists
- maravediwas added by yarb and appears on 4 lists
- frolicsomewas added by yarb and appears on 43 lists
- leavenwas added by yarb and appears on 31 lists
- flushwas added by yarb and appears on 78 lists
- cozenwas added by yarb and appears on 103 lists
- pettifogwas added by yarb and appears on 46 lists
- cullywas added by yarb and appears on 20 lists
- renegadowas added by yarb and appears on 4 lists
- of another kidneywas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- gymnosophistwas added by yarb and appears on 10 lists
- marabutwas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- clangourwas added by yarb and appears on 10 lists
- transmarinewas added by yarb and appears on 7 lists
- chousewas added by yarb and appears on 17 lists
- platwas added by yarb and appears on 14 lists
- sickenerwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- sumpter-mulewas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- squabwas added by yarb and appears on 46 lists
- brown studywas added by yarb and appears on 19 lists
- roysterwas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- clodpolewas added by yarb and appears on 19 lists
- ratsbanewas added by yarb and appears on 9 lists
- wezandwas added by yarb and appears on 3 lists
- roguerywas added by yarb and appears on 17 lists
- firkwas added by yarb and appears on 8 lists
- scape-gracewas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- noddlewas added by yarb and appears on 11 lists
- verb-grinderwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- pegwas added by yarb and appears on 29 lists
- out at elbowswas added by yarb and appears on 4 lists
- foxywas added by yarb and appears on 37 lists
- crookbackwas added by yarb and appears on 6 lists
- snappishlywas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- fretwas added by yarb and appears on 87 lists
- contumacywas added by yarb and appears on 39 lists
- sharperwas added by yarb and appears on 10 lists
- counterminewas added by yarb and appears on 3 lists
- simpletonwas added by yarb and appears on 46 lists
- clackwas added by yarb and appears on 26 lists
- termagantwas added by yarb and appears on 127 lists
- dudgeonwas added by yarb and appears on 106 lists
- plumewas added by yarb and appears on 59 lists
- fogramwas added by yarb and appears on 8 lists
- nostrumwas added by yarb and appears on 152 lists
- crawlerwas added by yarb and appears on 6 lists
- striplingwas added by yarb and appears on 23 lists
- hey-go-madwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- codgerwas added by yarb and appears on 40 lists
- curling-paperwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- dotardwas added by yarb and appears on 30 lists
- perukewas added by yarb and appears on 23 lists
- flaxenwas added by yarb and appears on 48 lists
- towwas added by yarb and appears on 26 lists
- scaligerisewas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- pukewas added by yarb and appears on 33 lists
- mewlwas added by yarb and appears on 47 lists
- infantinewas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- ambassadresswas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- effluviawas added by yarb and appears on 73 lists
- perfumerywas added by yarb and appears on 7 lists
- foolwas added by yarb and appears on 76 lists
- fopperywas added by yarb and appears on 15 lists
- vicequeenwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- higgledy-piggledywas added by yarb and appears on 56 lists
- abigailwas added by yarb and appears on 22 lists
- coxcombicalwas added by yarb and appears on 6 lists
- merry andrewwas added by yarb and appears on 6 lists
- scot and lotwas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- ragoutwas added by yarb and appears on 23 lists
- replevywas added by yarb and appears on 8 lists
- sunshinywas added by yarb and appears on 9 lists
- bite the dustwas added by yarb and appears on 6 lists
- jiltwas added by yarb and appears on 30 lists
- vailwas added by yarb and appears on 10 lists
- bum-jerkerwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- obstreperouswas added by yarb and appears on 384 lists
- prankwas added by yarb and appears on 28 lists
- drugpounderwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- left-handedwas added by yarb and appears on 6 lists
- ribwas added by yarb and appears on 34 lists
- choicewas added by yarb and appears on 53 lists
- trumperywas added by yarb and appears on 40 lists
- rascalitywas added by yarb and appears on 11 lists
- tipstaffwas added by yarb and appears on 17 lists
- porringerwas added by yarb and appears on 20 lists
- strangurywas added by yarb and appears on 13 lists
- turnspitwas added by yarb and appears on 21 lists
- kenwas added by yarb and appears on 109 lists
- prebendarywas added by yarb and appears on 12 lists
- bubblewas added by yarb and appears on 89 lists
- lapidarywas added by yarb and appears on 100 lists
- oglewas added by yarb and appears on 75 lists
- interlardwas added by yarb and appears on 29 lists
- pimpwas added by yarb and appears on 43 lists
- waggishwas added by yarb and appears on 47 lists
- younkerwas added by yarb and appears on 13 lists
- undrestwas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- wantonwas added by yarb and appears on 233 lists
- jointurewas added by yarb and appears on 25 lists
- cassecoquinwas added by yarb and appears on 4 lists
- skulkwas added by yarb and appears on 99 lists
- turnkeywas added by yarb and appears on 26 lists
- shilly-shallywas added by yarb and appears on 35 lists
- raree-showwas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- capaciouswas added by yarb and appears on 135 lists
- fag-endwas added by yarb and appears on 5 lists
- mumwas added by yarb and appears on 52 lists
- blue devilswas added by yarb and appears on 11 lists
- marshalmanwas added by yarb and appears on just this list
- alguazilwas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- corregidorwas added by yarb and appears on 2 lists
- dunwas added by yarb and appears on 67 lists
- bedlamitewas added by yarb and appears on 19 lists
- gripeswas added by yarb and appears on 11 lists
- colicwas added by yarb and appears on 19 lists
- birthday suitwas added by yarb and appears on 9 lists
- dandlewas added by yarb and appears on 55 lists
- bogglewas added by yarb and appears on 59 lists
- pinwas added by yarb and appears on 50 lists
- lustrewas added by yarb and appears on 57 lists
- trapwas added by yarb and appears on 49 lists
- hangdogwas added by yarb and appears on 57 lists
- rhodomontadewas added by yarb and appears on 16 lists
- durancewas added by yarb and appears on 20 lists
- reckwas added by yarb and appears on 18 lists
yarb commented on the list gil-blas
Thanks and farewell, my dear Gil Blas!
October 11, 2008
lea commented on the list gil-blas
Thanks for the inspiration. I had to download the book today, after I saw your quote from it under the word pet earlier. I need something... different than usual to read, I think.
March 3, 2009
yarb commented on the list gil-blas
Hurrah! Here's hoping Gil Blas brings you as much pleasure as he brought me! I do think it's shocking that this is currently out of print in English.
March 3, 2009
lea commented on the list gil-blas
I don't mind... I like e-books. I have one copy of Blas on my mobile now. Another on the computer. ;o)
March 3, 2009
yarb commented on the list gil-blas
I generally have an ebook on the go at work - I read Gil Blad that way - but I prefer paper. I like the smell of a real book. Do you sniff your books? One thing I like about (free) ebooks is that they lower the average publication date of my reading, due to the out-of-copyright requirement.
March 3, 2009
dontcry commented on the list gil-blas
I'm a sniffer.
March 3, 2009
lea commented on the list gil-blas
Yes, I get a different kick out of sniffing old books and when sniffing new books... (I have worked in the public library and I know how dirty books can get. Some people wipe their books with wet cloth before they read them - or give them to the hands of their children. I think it is wise sometimes.)
March 3, 2009
yarb commented on the list gil-blas
Yes, I agree. Old books are risky - sometimes they smell rather unpleasant. But you have to just bury your nose in there and take a big whiff, it's no use being tenderfooted about it. I find the thicker the book, the stronger and longer-lasting the aroma. I think I spent almost as much time sniffing my Everyman clothbound Gargantua and Pantagruel as I did reading it.
March 3, 2009
nycanthro commented on the list gil-blas
My parents kept an extensive library when I was growing up. I found the smell of the older, musty, yellowed books to be the most intoxicating.
There's a company called Demeter that makes strange fragrances some might find inspired, while others might place them in the same box as mandles. They have a cologne called paperback that I found uncanny in its ability to evoke such immediate, gleeful nostalgia.
March 3, 2009
bilby commented on the list gil-blas
What a bunch of people we are!
I'm beginning to think WordiePRO should include counselling :-(
March 3, 2009
rolig commented on the list gil-blas
The diagnosis, I believe, would be chronic bibliosphresiophilia. I'm not sure there's a cure.
March 3, 2009
nycanthro commented on the list gil-blas
Hilarious. Is that a real word or are you just poo-pooing me?
If it has a name I can get a doctor's note and take a much-needed vacation to the Library of Congress.
March 3, 2009
rolig commented on the list gil-blas
The word is real enough. An osphresiophilia is a strong (perhaps erotic) attraction to certain smells. For Wordizens, the prefix biblio- seems to be in order. While I may sometimes pooh-pooh a word, I would never poo-poo a fellow Wordie.
March 3, 2009
dontcry commented on the list gil-blas
*sniffs*
March 3, 2009
reesetee commented on the list gil-blas
It's the book paste, my friends. (Well, at least for me.)
March 4, 2009
dontcry commented on the list gil-blas
*swoons*
March 4, 2009