Posted on 03/30/2006 5:22:49 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".
esculent • \ESS-kyuh-lunt\ • adjective
: edible
Example sentence:
Sonia is a chef at The Wild Asparagus, a top-notch restaurant whose claim to fame is that every dish on the menu features an esculent native plant.
Etymology:
One appealing thing about "esculent" is that this word, which comes from the Latin for food ("esca"), has been around for 375 years. If we give you just one more tidbit of etymology—that "esca" is from Latin "edere," which means "to eat"—can you pick which of the following words is NOT related to "esculent"?
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 Threads:
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!
i was born on the great mississipi in iowa. clinton -- sorry -- iowa. we saw my three cousins there last year. great bunch of concervatives.
Brilliant! A+!
ya lil s$%t. i.m typing with one hand, and i don't even know where the keys are. ihad to turn my mouse upside down...
So now they are the Ex-LAX team? ;)
VRWC: What is the abbreviation of the title tha xsmommy uses.
Doubled: That would be e escu,lent by the knights in the middle ages to the lawyers.
Having a goog time over here?
Good afternoon. Hope I have time to grab an esculent meal before running off!
Washington keeps trying to tell us that the sh!! sandwiches they keep serving us are esculent.
your spelling is as bad as mine, left-handed.
got all the little trash taken out. Time for a nap.
what do you want for dinner tonight?
fingers are feeling better, but the %%%%ing elbow just doesn't want to stop the electricity going through it. Time heals all wounds . . . took an x just a little while ago. clipped and filed my nails. yada, yada, yada.
dove was looking for simba, but simba is no where to be found. he missed his little friend. he's here in the house, just mia.
called mom. she agrees about the keystone cops. she also agreed with what we are going to do.
Hmm. Shania's esculent enough to get me to do things, too. Kinda small, though.
who is the guy? that woman is pretty, much better looking than ann coulter. imagine the boniness if ann were similarly clothed. eeks.
WHO WILL CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB?????????
THe chick is Gabrielle Reece - pro volleyball player babe.
Is there a guy in the pic?
it would be a sad day indeed. the WORLD would grind to a halt. POLACKS make the world go round.
she DOES have a long leg. the length of her thigh is about the length of my torso!
the other leg is the same even!
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