Posted on 12/15/2005 4:44:16 AM PST by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
chatoyant • \shuh-TOY-unt\ • adjective
: having a changeable luster or color with an undulating narrow band of white light
Example sentence:
The chest was opened to reveal a veritable treasure of glittering gold jewelry and chatoyant gems.
Etymology: The complex structure of a cat's eye not only enables it to see at night but also gives it the appearance of glowing in the dark. Not surprisingly, jewels that sport a healthy luster are often compared with the feline ocular organ, so much that the term "cat's-eye" is used to refer to those gems (such as chalcedony) that give off iridescence from within. If you've brushed up on your French lately, you might notice that the French word for "cat" ("chat") provides the first four letters of "chatoyant," a word used by jewelers to describe such lustrous gems. "Chatoyant" derives from the present participle of "chatoyer," a French verb that literally means "to shine like a cat's eyes."
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Here is my example with WFTD.
One of the birthstones for the month of November is chatoyant and varies in color and intensity.
Morning, all!
Like fire in the night,
like the hope in tomorrow,
the chatoyant possibility gleams
in each ballot cast,
each step away from the past,
the Iraqi elections.
(before coffee!)
Oh, I see great minds thinking alike today!
Good word. I had not heard of it before.
Good poem!
top 10
Interesting words get good results, sometimes!
Today's automobile paint selections include pearlescent and metalflake. The word they may be looking for with a white background is chatoyant.
I'll be sure to bring it to their attention down at the garage.
"Oh, look, Bill! The underlying basse color has a shimmering, chatoyant quality, don't you think?"
Yeah.
Chatoyant?
Is that a talkative lady who floats very high in the water?
After the car runs into it, is that new fender chatteredyant?
Green? I'm jealous.
Need coffee before tackling a word like chatoyant.
You watched Millenium, too? (One of the last series I watched on TV until they screwed up their story arc).
"Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow*.
*The word "chatoyant" could be used here.
And for some extra credit, the Latin is "Asperges me hysopo et mundabor lavabis me et super nivem dealbabor "
Morning!
When Queen Hillary goes to sleep
Does she dream of having the power
To banish X42 for his philandering
To a windowless, womanless tower?
Where no Big Macs are served at all
And the only drink is tea
And there is only tofu and salad-
But it's plentiful and free
While she dines on her favorite dish-
The influence that is her pleasure
While her syncophants bow and scrape
And bring her chatoyant treasure
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